As I lay in my bed today and thought about how time had flew, I had a broadcast of memories in my mind.I just remembered how I had started going to Holy Child School & today, I had completed it. I had passed all twelve years of my school .
Time flew. . Faster than aeroplanes I guess. *Funny, right?*
But, out of all the childhood incidents in my mind, the one I liked the best was the false swear!
Swearing is supposed to be holy in India. When someone, swears you ought to believe them no matter how bad you know they are lying.
As kids, we were always taught that if we took anybody's swear for a lie, that person was bound to die. So, the auspicious swear could never be wasted. When parents didn't want you to do something, they would simply say you got my swear!
I remember when I was 4 or 5, I once took my elder sister's false swear on something. No! I don't remember what was the swear on! I remember when I went to bed that day, all I could think of was my sister not waking up the next day. I was terrified over the thought that my beloved sister would die because of me. With all my courage, I woke up my mother at about 4a.m. in the morning. She was annoyed because I had destroyed her sleep. But, when I told her why I had woken her up. She had probably laughed her ass out! (No! Not in front of me). She just asked me to apologize to my sister & chant the sacred "Gayatri Mantra" for about 5 times. I did, as told. And, nothing happened to my sister.
Now, that I think of this, I laugh like a crazy woman. Now, I really swear like a lot. And, mostly on things that are not true. But, this incident reminds me of how simple & cute we used to be as children.
I miss the innocence of childhood. Broken pencils & toys were any day better than broken hearts & relationships.
Live.Love.Laugh.
Never let the child in you die. :)
Time flew. . Faster than aeroplanes I guess. *Funny, right?*
But, out of all the childhood incidents in my mind, the one I liked the best was the false swear!
Swearing is supposed to be holy in India. When someone, swears you ought to believe them no matter how bad you know they are lying.
As kids, we were always taught that if we took anybody's swear for a lie, that person was bound to die. So, the auspicious swear could never be wasted. When parents didn't want you to do something, they would simply say you got my swear!
I remember when I was 4 or 5, I once took my elder sister's false swear on something. No! I don't remember what was the swear on! I remember when I went to bed that day, all I could think of was my sister not waking up the next day. I was terrified over the thought that my beloved sister would die because of me. With all my courage, I woke up my mother at about 4a.m. in the morning. She was annoyed because I had destroyed her sleep. But, when I told her why I had woken her up. She had probably laughed her ass out! (No! Not in front of me). She just asked me to apologize to my sister & chant the sacred "Gayatri Mantra" for about 5 times. I did, as told. And, nothing happened to my sister.
Now, that I think of this, I laugh like a crazy woman. Now, I really swear like a lot. And, mostly on things that are not true. But, this incident reminds me of how simple & cute we used to be as children.
I miss the innocence of childhood. Broken pencils & toys were any day better than broken hearts & relationships.
Live.Love.Laugh.
Never let the child in you die. :)