There is new house being constructed in the same road that I live in. The workers who build this house are living in this small shed close by. Everyday I have to pass by that house and I can see the small room that they all live in. I have always had this curiosity to know how any house would look from inside. If I am walking and if there is house that has its door open I would just take a look to see how it is.. Doesn’t matter if it is a small house or a big one. I’m no peeping tom though.. Anyway this small shed that I was talking about had just one room where they cooked and slept in.. A man, his wife and 2 kids lived there. The youngest one is a girl who would be around 3-4 year old. She is always playing in the mud or running with her elder brother. The first time I saw her I immediately looked away and I just couldn’t look at her after that. It was too painful to even look. Her left eye is completely white and big compared to the other. From that day onwards I would not even look at the kid and just look down and walk straight to my house.
After few days when I got to observe her family I noticed that she was loved by everyone in her house. Her brother who might be just 2-3 years elder to her loves to carry her all the time. Her mother daily brushes her hair, oils it and ties two pony tails while she is continuously talking to her mom. Sometimes her father carries her on his shoulder while she plays with his hair. They seem like a very content family who have no complains about life.
Few days back when I was walking back home from my office, I saw the girl playing outside and looking at my direction. I looked at her and somehow managed to smile as I dint know what else to do.. The big white eye seems to just look though me.. and just then she smiled back. She has a very beautiful big broad smile and it was the only thing that I could see. For the first time I thought of how cute she is and was immediately ashamed of myself for avoiding her all these days. I realized all kids are cute and are so beautiful and they don’t care what you think or feel.. You just have to look at a kid as a kid and you will see how cute and beautiful they are. Now I make sure I smile at her or wave at her when ever I see her.. And most of the times she smiles back or would just shy away and hide behind her mom’s saree. I pray to god that the kid has a good healthy life ahead!
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