I was waiting for my elder daughter since long at the old Delhi railway station; she was coming from Kotdwar by Garhwal Express train. The train was late for more than an hour; it finally arrived at the station after eleven O’-clock and we reached home in Gurgaon after mid-night from the Station.
The Next day morning she was to visit State Government University at Greater Noida with me for her personal interview for Admission into PhD. course. But I could not get up from the bed, the next morning, due to giddiness.
However, I arranged a private-taxi and sent her alone to Greater Noida, so that she could attend the said interview on schedule. Meanwhile, I have informed my senior about my sickness and requested for a sick leave, which was immediately granted to me.
I have experienced a totally new type of feeling & sense of belonging; first time in my life. I have realized, I am truly cared, loved & wanted by my family members. I am not a money making machine alone, who is working day-in & day-out for earning livelihood for the family; no, not at all. I experienced altogether new feelings of a human-being, who also needs: care, concern, comfort, rest & peace of mind in life. I do not have an iota of confusion or doubt in my mind anymore; they all truly love me very much from the bottom of their hearts, it's proven.
I have never fallen sick in my entire life. Therefore, I was not aware of these facts, which was discovered by me due to my current sickness. My beloved wife and all my three daughters were so much worried, tense & aggrieved that they were going out of their way to make me comfortable and all of them were on their toes to do everything possible, which could make me happy, healthy, calm and comfortable.
My wife, who has gone to her parents place at Jamshedpur to look after her ailing mother, was continuously over her mobile phone from Jamshedpur; my elder daughter was calling me from her University at Greater Noida, where she had gone in the morning to attend her interview; second daughter, who is working as a SST-Teacher in a Public School, was regularly sending me sms’s from her school to enquire about my health condition; and the youngest one was with me through-out the day. She did not go to her college, instead took me to the Doctor and informed him about my old habit of continuously using laptop till late night at home on regular basis. Thank God, my mother was not aware of my sickness; otherwise, she would have straightway landed at my place alone from our Punjab-home-town.
After thorough check-ups, the Doctor pronounced that I may be suffering from cervical symptom. I was advised to take complete rest, sleep on hard bed without a pillow, avoid watching TV and working on Laptop for some time. He opined-due to excess work on Laptop could be the root-cause. He prescribed me lots of medicines and also taught me a few stretching exercises, which I must follow religiously and asked me to report after few days, once I recovered from my present crisis.
After seeing the Doctor and on the way back home, we bought medicines too. They gave me the first dose of medicines and forced me to sleep. Thereafter they were closely monitoring my sleep, without making any noise. My room-TV was switched-off; Laptop & Mobile were removed from my room and they kept on visiting my room on an hourly basis. They used to have only one question on their lips, whenever they see me, face to face: “How are you feeling now, Papa?”
During the Rakhi Purnima day, my daughters used to feel very sad because they were having no brother and at the same time, I was having no sister as we are three brothers. But with the grace of God Almighty, that vacuum was also filled by my lord and my daughters had tied me Rakhi on that day. They possibly wanted me to have ‘Feel-Good’ feelings and that’s why they were making every possible effort to make me happy.
It’s very difficult for me to explain in words the care, concern, emotions & love I have seen in their actions, gestures & eyes, it was so genuine, honest, true & transparent, as if the Lord has sent HIS Angels to my house to take care of me, I am truly obliged to see HIS gratitude, love & affection towards me. I pray to God Almighty to bless every couple of this universe with such a great, holy & wonderful gift of our Mother Nature in the form of a Baby-Girl, Amen!
With Prayers
Gurcharan
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