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 01-06-2021

1st June ! It's Apporva's Birthday ...My younger angel

Recalling memories, I can't leave Ice cream out. It was, hope it continues to be, her most cherished delicacy. I'll share an incident, to elaborate.

She would have been, just a few years old, when she had her little finger infected. A pus filled boil. Doctor, pretending examination, pressed it hard, and it burst. Excruciating pain, She cried vehemently, the wound was cleaned and dressed up quickly, nevertheless.

Now, the doctor smiled, and spoke to the still crying Apoorva, "What baby ? It's over. No reason to continue crying, now ! "

Then happened the magic. Apoorva, wiped her tears, and was grinning again, ear to ear, the very next moment. I learnt my lesson, "NO POINT, CRYING OVER THE SPILLED MILK. LET'S EXPLORE, IF WE CAN SALVAGE

Doctor was highly impressed, too. He offered a treat, to Apoorva. Checked up, what does she likes most ? Ice cream, came the reply. So, he requested me to go, and get her Ice cream first, prescription and medicines will wait.

When I told him to finish, with prescription, and medicines first, and assured to take the Ice cream along, while returning. He thought, I was trying to evade. I clarified, that a candy won't do. It has to be a brick, family size. He cross checked with Apoorva, "Which Ice cream, do you like to have, beta ?". Apoorva, too young to express in words, replied with gesture, palm facing each other, and a space to accommodate a full Ice cream brick, in between.

Some philosophy. Life is like an Ice cream, too. It's meant to be tasted, relished and shared. No way, to keep it intact, preserve it indefinitely. It'll stink, and render futile, even to the owner.

Shouldn't try to hold, more than necessary. You won't enjoy, but waste most of it. You shouldn't be impatient, either. You might drop it on your lap, or the floor. Wasted, and nuisance to clean up, too. Tastes best, enjoyable most, when you nibble, positive, appropriate, regular, and slow.

If you do nothing, it's going to melt off, anyway.