Swings!
I remember it was a warm morning. I had taken a bus and was heading for my mother’s house.
I had planned to crochet for the whole journey. I was prepared with my armor “the hook and the yarns”. The bus started with a honk, and I started crocheting with a knot of yarn.
I was deeply endorsed in crocheting. And suddenly, the bus jerked. The tires screeched and all the passengers were violently thrown forward. I looked outside via the window, the bus driver gestured that it will take some time. The bus really needed some rest.
I came out of the bus. There was a park nearby, I headed towards it. As I reached to the park, I saw some kids playing. I sat on the green grass, under the shadow of a huge tree.
The “ha-ha” of kids took my whole attention. I watched them, and once again deeply endorsed. But this time it was not crocheting, it was the swing. It reminded me of ups and downs of my childhood. They were indeed, the joyous moment of the life.
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Now, these swings are no longer of chains, but expectations and silent battles. The heights are harder to reach whereas the falls stay for longer.
I watched the kids playing on swings and witnessed true happiness in my heart. It had healed all my problems for a while. Their fearless excitement didn’t calculate the heights and worry about the fall, because they know that there is someone who’ll never let them fall. For them it was-a rhythm of joy.
At this time, the playground has gone but the emotion is still there. Life is a swing. For a child, it’s motion were fun. But now, it has turned in success and failure, hope and disappointment. The chains are replaced by responsibilities and the rest part is just about patience, sacrifice.
Remember your life just needs an effortful push.
The swings reminds us that fluctuations are the part of life. It is not our weakness. Perhaps, the adulthood swing is also adventurous, you just need to remember the child within-the one who is never afraid of ups and downs.
“Hey! what’s up…..Wanna play with us?……Come” a voice came. When I looked forward, a little boy was inviting me to play……and suddenly the bus honked. And, maybe you know what i did next?
