Times of Essence !

Just enjoying the lavish glass of wine, listening to soft music playing in the background and feeling the soothing wind blowing through your hairs is the kind of life every person wants to have once settled. But what they overlook is the life they have left behind. As I was discussing about my future concerns with my friends, as to what is the next step I should take or what my future holds, my mind suddenly flashed back to my days spent at home. Since childhood due to my father's changing jobs(due to certain reasons) he had to stay away from us(me, my mother and sister) in another city. His visits during holidays or sometimes weekends were much awaited by us. We used to stand at our gates and await his return. Seeing him from a distance we used to rush towards him and me and my sister used to have the fight about who gets the first hug and the first kiss. The days when he was at home felt like rare opportunities presented by God to our family to be together. We spent golden times together playing indoor games like Ludo, Snake and Ladder, Carrom and Cards. We went to resturants to have dinner, watch movies and would rarely spend a day not enjoying each other's company. As the day of his going back would approach a sadness would spread over us. I used to think that it was because of me and my sisters's education and safe future that our Mom and Dad had to live separately. They both worked hard to make both ends meet. Both my parents are an idol for me. My mother with her perseverance and "never-let-it-go" attitude and my father with his hard working and "I will bear it all because of you" streak have fought through all the circumstances till now. I have seen my mother take the place of my father many of the times when he would not be present. I have seen her travelling long distances alone an managing everything on her own both the household and the work place. I have seen my father living alone for months away from his family and working long hours to get a decent living so that his family has nothing to complain about. The most marvelous thing in both of them is the confidence they have in both of their daughters. They are the happiest persons in this world even with our small achievements and even have hopes after our multiple failures. Sometimes I would yearn for the outings we used to have every weekend. I want all those times back when we four used to hang out oblivion about the world around. We were friends who used to love and fight. I still remember that at the end of each year we all used to sit down and write 10points about each other - the likes and dislikes and how to improve upon them. These times brought us closer but what bonded us more strongly were the hard days. They showed us the importance of each other. One was incomplete without the presence of the other. And today I realize that though we all are far apart living in 3 different states but we have our love binding us together and somewhere we know that we have each other's support whenever we require.
          Life is not always living for yourself. Its about cherishing those small moments that together make life worth living. If we know that we have someone behind our back to catch us while we fall then no barrier is too great to cross. Its the love of the family which remains with us forever no matter what happens. The problems or the uncertainty of the future seems less pensive now that I know that my family's love and moral support is always like a beacon guiding me.