Life after death..

-
Last year G's granny passed away and he had to go to India to participate in the final rituals.. I had to explain A what happened to his great-granny..The conversation went like this

Me: A!! Ta's granny went to God. We won't be able to see her when we go to India next time. Ta has to go to India to see her one last time.Okay!!
A: oh!!! Why did she go to GOD?
Me: Because god wanted her to come back to him
A:Which God ?
<Considering we have 'n' number of God for every thing>
Me: I think Lord Vishnu,  as great granny is quite fond of Lord Vishnu.
A: What happens now?
Me: God will send her back as a Baby to someones' house..
A: Whose house?
Me: I don't know..Only god knows where she goes next..

After few months.. this "After-life" topic comes on and off in our conversations.. Because A is just curious little monkey.One day,


A: Ma!! Which god you like?
<Without knowing where this is heading> 
Me : Lord Krishna !! Because little Krishna reminds me of you!! He was so cheeky just like you..
A: So you will go to Lord Krishna after you die??
Me: Ahem!!!! Yea, Probably!!
A: I like Lord Vishnu and Im going to tell Lord Vishnu that I want to be a Girl next time..
Me: Why?
A: Because girls are pretty  ❤❤


Another day while we were driving to friends place..Cheeky one buckled up in the back seat and thinking!!! <Trouble Now>
A: Ma! Do you think you will be alive when I grow up?
G: A!!I don't like you talking about this AT ALL..  its so rude to talk about death to anyone!!!
A: Im sorry!!!
EVIL Me: Don't you worry baby!!!  I will make sure that I'm alive, I will sit in the back seat when you drive with your girl friend and I will keep on asking questions, just like you do now..Maybe same questions too..I will remember all this.. okay!!
A: hey!! No.. You are my girl friend..You will marry me when I grow up..
Me: Awwwww.. Love you Aaryan..I can marry you right now..  ❤❤


Kids and their curious little minds I say.. A can never get tired of this Topic, G doesn't like talking about this topic.. Don't be surprised when you meet him and if he asks you  "when will you die?" or "Which god you like?".  Don't take it personally, he is just curious..


Its FRIDAY!!! Time to go home..

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Lost and Found myself..

-
Image
Rule of thumb for a blind date is to trust the process and to go on a date with no/zero expectation. You do not know who you are meeting until you see them. You cannot check their FB profile or see their stories in Insta. You go there with open mind. If you are lucky, you get a wonderful experience and stories to tell your grand children. Mine was no different, I must say I was always lucky with my blind dates. I have had so many experience of this. However, it was not like I didn't have a choice. Like most of you I too had a conventional way, but choose another way.  I'm talking about my blind dates with this world. Would you dare to go on a blind date with this world? I would. I certainly would. I love the idea of exploring the world , a new place without a map/GPS in hand. I just love the idea of embracing the local culture without reading a travelogue. I just love to taste local food at a street shop in a small alley 'coz local people eat there. I
Read more

12 to Twelve - Wisdom Sparkles

-
Image
Often, I have a casual conversation with A and get surprised by some of his responses which I find very profound. I don't know whether he understands the meaning of it or it's the way children brain work - stick to rudimentary thinking, we adults complicate everything unnecessarily. I have recorded so many of our conversations in my other related posts, but this one deserves a post on its own. Little things matter  be it a gesture of care or love, last night I was down (blame the hormones!!) and was lying next to Aaryan who was busy watching TV. I turned around and asked him whether he would love me forever, he asked me “ What do you want me to say amma! ”. He was genuine when he asked me what I wanted to hear so I would feel better. He knew it was a silly question that I asked, but his presence of mind to check with me when I was feeling low was true blessing. Incident from the past , this is during our recent trip to Mildura and it was a longggg drive(7 ho
Read more

My dear pre-teen..

-
Image
My dear pre-teen,  Part of me wants you to stay young and innocent, but life gets to us all and you grow, and I have to grow as well. First, I want to thank you for putting up with me and my parental demands. You take me by surprise every single day with your patience, focus, attitude, and how you face challenges that are thrown at you. I’m so grateful to watch you grow the way you are growing with kindness, satirical sarcasm, to-the-point-arguments, your excitement to be involved in every adult conversation, and your logical and strategic thinking- you are the best ‘IDEA’ man I know in this world. Thanks for teaching me how to reach for the moon and stars.  This is going to be a big year where you are going to face your first breakups and first ‘goodbyes’ to the wonderful community of friends you grew up with. I don’t know how much you can understand that now, with some of your friends- this might be it. I hope you appreciate their presence in your life and the impact you
Read more