Tired of being away from home...

Well, I do think at times, it could be the best thing anyone could have, but also the worst...

It has the power to make the most unexpected people behave as really very concerned about you, and at times it is also responsible for sending you near and dear ones, who actually are concerned about you, far far away to gather more of, nothin else but the same damn thing in question...MONEY !!!

The most indecisive question in my mind right now is, whether to extend the stay, or to pray for non-extension of the stay to be back with the near and dear ones, whom I have been missin for a long time now. I mean, come on man, this is my immediate family I am talkin abt, without whom, my life feels like an untrue reality. Hats off to those who are able to stay away from their family for years together, for their own individual reasons, what so ever.

This was the fourth consecutive Diwali that I had to spent away from my family, and I am not very happy about it. For those to whom Diwali sounds Latin, its like Christmas for the Christians. Plus there are many more family functions that i've been missin since about last four years like my sister Suneet's wedding in Delhi.

This reminds me of a very prominent shabad (extract) from the Guru Granth Saaheb Ji (Sikh Holy Book), which goes like, 'Maati ko putra, Kaise nachat hai' (How a human, a puppet of clay is dancing. Peeping all around, he is hearing, speaking and running about continuously, in the search for materialistic wants).

Also, its human nature, that we never value what we have and always value what we don't. Spending time, away from my family, made me realise the true worth of different personalities in my life like my parents, chachu, chachiji, brothers and sisters, etc. Before leavin home, when I had these people around me always, it was never possible to have this realisation. Not that I am not sensitive, we all do that, its called being human.

Add to it, the pain of missin the person with whom I recently got engaged, my beloved fiance. I'm sure she too is missin as much as I am, it shows whenever we talk, and when she is always to eager to hear any news about the date of my return...

I always feel lucky to have these people in my life, who are so concerned about me and always thank God, for givin me such a loving family. Can't thank Waheguru Ji (God) enough !!!

So, just a suggestion to one-n-all, please feel lucky to have your family with you, thank God for it and always cherish the relationship you share with them as not everyone is as lucky as you are, to have them in your life...