The last week, or the last days of last week, were spent with family. In fact for most part of this month, I have been seeing a lot of my family.
To start with, my parents came to stay with me for a couple of days. We celebrated my mom's birthday on the day they arrived. The next 2 days were full of meeting a lot of other family members based in Mumbai. Uncles, aunts and cousins! My mother-in-law also came to visit at the same time. It was like we were having an impromptu family conclave.
As soon as my parents left for Ahmedabad, followed by my mother-in-law going back to Pune, my cousin from Chennai announced that she needs a break and hence she and the kids are coming over to Mumbai! After getting Rampyaari back from the workshop I picked my cousin up on Saturday evening. Sunday was spent visiting other cousins in the city and shopping. I took an off on Monday to be able to take the kids out to Esselworld! It was a long drive, but it was worth it. Everyone had a great time and of course, spinning heads.
The common thread around all of these events is that I felt great to be around family. This is sometimes the case with very good friends as well. You just love these people being around you. Family and friends. I wonder why? Is blood really thicker than water? But that doesn't apply to friends, right? Could there be a scientific reason behind the joy that one experiences from being with family and friends? Is there a special happiness hormone secreted in our bodies when we are with close friends and family members? Maybe. One of the reasons could be the sense of security that one experiences while being with people close / related to us. We can just be ourselves, without pretending to be anything. That is probably the cause of the joy.
By the way, my brother was in town for a day. I however, could not meet him, due to our respective packed schedules. And I felt really bad about it.
My parents will be back next week, as will be a couple of cousins and uncles. We shall all travel together to Bengaluru to my cousin's wedding. This being one of the last weddings of my generation, I am sure a lot of people in the family would be keen to attend. I am definitely looking forward to it.
Looking forward to some more moments of joy and happiness. The joy of togetherness.
Take care.
2 comments:
surprised that you have so many cousins and relatives in Mumbai.. but going from one house to another in Mumbai traffic would be a difficult task, isnt?
Yes, I have loads of relatives in Mumbai as my father as well as my mother used to live in Mumbai. And I have many relatives in Chennai as well. Did you know that? And yes, it is true, that driving in Mumbai at any point of time during the week is always a nightmare. However, the joy of being together negates the pain of driving!
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