Rewinding back to the day 31 years ago, when a great boon was granted by Divine and I could only look up and thank the God for the wornderful. We so badly wanted to break the jinx of no daughters in the family for generations (many even used to say we were cursed family). Not only God fulfilled that wish but what an amazing gift was bestowed upon us. Life was never the same thereafter and it got soaring higher and higher and getting better and better every day. We celebrate you everyday but a bit more on 3rd April for the THE BIGGEST GIIFT we have received.
Just over a year ago you presented a promotion of our lives making it even better – making us proud grandparents to another gem. God has been extremely kind. And I am sure there are many more highs with you around. Happy birthday Dearest Divya. Your 31st may not be technically a Golden birthday but it is more than my weight in Gold for all those who know you and were blessed with your presence in their lives.
When those first words were uttered, when those firm baby steps were taken (all a bit too early) which you passed on to your child too, it was music to our heart and mind. I distinctly remember those precious moments like it were yesterday. And the maturity you displayed by the age of 7, to take care of Baby brother was just admirable. We are extremely lucky and super-blessed to have you as a part of the extended family, binding everyone together, not just the immediate family despite all the challenges. While the love and affection showered & the extra pampering you deservedly received could easily spoil anyone else, it was great how you kept your head firmly on your shoulders and were responsible at every step. Something that is worth emulating by anyone, of any age.
I admire you for your big heart, your positivity in this crazy negative world, and I am so proud we brought you into this world and raised a person like, to an extent that I don’t have to give up on the world. The best part was fulfilling every bit of your duty and more than just fulfilling, you enjoy doing it – however difficult or preoccupied you seem to be. Time management for anyone especially a new mother is extremely challenging but for a socially hyper-active person like you it would have been next to impossible. But you seem to have the uncanny ability to balance all the requirements and doing it in your impeccable style. Your “ability to listen” with your ears, heart and the mind and not just listen but listen unconditionally. Example galore of how you do it to understand instead of listening to reply. This is something I want to learn and emulate and want many of them who know me (and you) do it copy too.
The biggest gift for any parent, is to have daughter around you and living close to you. I am an extremely fortunate and lucky father to have you as a daugther. If I God were to appear before me and grant me a wish to rewind and let me chart a different course, I would ask Him to bless me the exact journey I had so far with you. Thank you for BEING YOU.
Happy Thirty-One!!! May God bless you with healthy, happy and prosperous moments the whole year ahead.
PS: They say Age is just a number. So True….just that in your case it is getting to be quite a high one.
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