Togetherness......

Love holds families together. The pleasure of being surrounded by your near and dear ones is the most beautiful thing in life. While growing up we generally overlook the companionship we get from our families.

After my studies completed, I had to shift to different city for better job prospects. My father and brother at that time was already working in another cities, and my elder sister was happily married and living with her spouse in Andaman.

It was such a time when all in our family of five were living separately, only mobiles and internet connected us. My mother was left alone in the home town with two pet of ours. Special occasions and festivals were medium to unite us. Things started getting tough when work load made things difficult for me as I couldn’t visit my mother frequently, I was residing nearest to her. Months went by with no meeting of ours. Busy schedules, individual lives were creating turmoil in her. We had made her lonely. She never complained, wished us luck and happiness. Resultant my mother came under the grip of depression. She used to cry with no one around her to share joy and sadness. 

As we were aware of her condition my father and we siblings decided to pay her a surprise visit. Deepawali was approaching, so we planned a visit to mother 4 days in advance. When the day came, we reached home, the joy in her eyes seeing all of us together is beyond description. Flooded with tears of love, choked throat with emotions she hugged all of us tight. Though I understood she was hiding the pain inside. That night she hugged me, while making me sleep and slowly whispered in my ear that “never ever leave me alone” ,"I cannot lead a lonely life anymore”. She said, please stay back with me. Enormous guilt engulfed me, mother is closest to me, and for glorifying my professional prospects, I left her alone to lead a deserted life. 

Self growth is important but priorities have to be made. Gathering all my strength and optimism I resigned from my job and decided to live with mother.  I Started searching for a new job. It took time, made me a bit low as I was jobless for around a month, but with blessing  and profound optimism of mother I found my dream job. Gradually my father and brother shifted with new prospects. Now we are a big happy family. 

I am married now luckily in my hometown, my sister and her family is also now settled here. We make it a point to visit mother and father every week, no matter sometimes even a short visit, but the laughter, hugs and joys we share during these times have given us beautiful memories and precious smiles on face of parents during our visits give us strength, courage and loads of optimism that though no matter stressful, and demanding is the present situation, we still can say that life is beautiful and togetherness of family makes it worthwhile and invaluable.

 

Though some important members are missing here in this photograph but this is one of our precious moment of togetherness......... 

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