Aadi will turn 1 yr old on Jun 4th. Our plans for celebrating this auspicious day have gone from "keeping it short and sweet and private" to totally uncontrollable guest list and complete lack of planning on what the menu is going to be, should we plan any activities, etc .... we are even second guessing whether we should do it at home or at a restaurant. We are succumbing to mayhem and panic as the day draws closer. To increase the chaos we have also commissioned a landscaping project both in the front & back yard which may or may not get completed before this much anitcipated and now much hyped B'day party. To add to the confusion, Golu Mamu is flying in from Boston just for the event and has some ambitious plans to make this day memorable.
I was just wondering this evening how we got ourselves into this - Suvo & I typically being quite organized (which is a gentle way of saying - otherwise control freaks). While I was reeling in the stress - it suddenly hit me that Aadi has his own preparations going on for this important milestone in his life. We have set clear expectations for Aadi that he should pop another tooth & learn to walk by 5pm on Jun 4th. And while his goals for this day are set quite arbitrarily and he has little control over the turn of events, he is not letting himself get stressed out and working towards his target with persistence and perseverance. His dedication has given me a new perspective in life :) As Krishna said in Geeta - "Karmanye wadhika raste; ma falesuhu kadachana" (for those weak in sanskrit and/or mythology- it means - "Do what you have to do and stop obsessing about successes"). I have found a new guru in him!
I will keep you posted on how our respective preparations go .....
ur write-upas are amazing m hillarious...amkes me fall off my chair each time I read them....:) U should have been a writer too along with a scientist...
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