The Power of Togetherness #Together
The Power of Togetherness #Together
When
life doesn't seem to go your way,
Sorrow
seems to color your days.
How
do you get your smile back?
And
get your life onto the right track.
Only
the togetherness of a cherished one,
Can
make you look up and have some fun!
"Oh! no! What next?”
I screamed on the top of my lungs. The screen on my laptop danced a scary
dance. Alternating between blue, green, pink and black it finally breathed its
last. Shutting the lid with a loud thud, I grabbed an umbrella and stormed out
if the house.
Nothing seemed to be
going right that week. Everything I tried to accomplish didn't work as per
plan. Getting through each minute seemed a herculean task. Somehow it was
impossible to figure out what was leading to my despondency. All of us have bad
days, sometimes even weeks that extended into months. Then why was it becoming
impossible to deal with this phase. Was it just the gruesome weather, endless
rain lashing the city or an ominous indication of something bigger? Had my
optimistic personality taken a u-turn forever?
Frustrated with my
depressing thoughts, I jerked my umbrella open. It's my favorite one, black
with pink flowers. Gifted by my dearest friend, it had wonderful memories
associated with it. Maybe a decadent cup of hot chocolate would soothe my
frayed nerves. With that thought in mind I began walking down to the coffee
shop around the corner. The street was flooded with water and had caved in. I
walked on the footpath, wary of hopping across puddles and dodging cars zipping
by. I didn't want to tempt fate you see, but alas my respite was short lived. Woosh!
A huge gust of wind overturned my favorite umbrella. As I struggled to bend it
back to shape a car whizzed past, its speed spraying muddy water all over me.
Cursing at the driver I
stomped my feet, when the car stopped and began to make its way back, toward
me.”What is the driver coming back for?” I muttered to myself completely lost ruing
over the state of my precious umbrella. “Vyomi, is that you?” I turned to see
my long lost best friend. “Priya!”, “What are you doing here, weren’t you in Singapore?”
I shouted in delight and she hugged me regardless of the mud I was soaked in. “Well
Ketan and I just got back, I didn’t have you number and was trying to get in
touch and I’m sorry about what my driver put you through” said Priya. “Never
mind! Just seeing you has lifted me from the gloom that seemed to surround me”
I said. “Gloom? And you? Impossible! What’s happened that has kept you from
your cheerful self dear?” cried Priya with concern in her voice.
“Isn’t that the umbrella
I gifted you? Oh my! So funny! Let me click a picture to remember this moment”
giggled Priya as she clicked a picture of my sorry umbrella. Her infectious laughter
seemed like the sun shining its way through the dark clouds that surrounded me.
“Come, let’s go grab a
change for you and let’s head out for some fun and some girly time. I missed
you so much. Time to paint the town red again” winked Priya. As I sat in her
car I realized that this was one moment I would always remember. Sometimes you just need to see a cherished face,
who with one simple smile can remind you that this too is just a passing phase.
The sun will shine brightly again and the tide will turn favorably.
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| My broken umbrella ( Image source: Original) |
Such is the power of
#togetherness that came make you look up from a dull and depressing moment and
restore the smile to your face.
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