An Ode to Parents – Yachika Saini

We​ ​all​ ​have​ ​friends,​ ​colleagues,​ ​siblings,​ ​relatives,​ ​boyfriend/girlfriend​ ​maybe,​ ​and​ ​many​ ​other​ ​people  close​ ​to​ ​us​ ​in​ ​our​ ​day​ ​to​ ​day​ ​life.​ ​People​ ​around​ ​us​ ​who​ ​make​ ​us​ ​feel​ ​happy.​ ​We​ ​end​ ​up​ ​making​ ​friends wherever​ ​we​ ​go.​ ​We​ ​spend​ ​time​ ​with​ ​them,​ ​talking​ ​and​ ​enjoying​ ​their​ ​company.​ ​We​ ​also​ ​have​ ​people​ ​we don’t​ ​like​ ​surrounding​ ​us​ ​like​ ​our​ ​boss​ ​or​ ​at​ ​times​ ​some​ ​teacher,​ ​etc.,​ ​where​ ​it​ ​becomes​ ​mandatory​ ​to smile​ ​and​ ​be​ ​good.​ ​Even​ ​if​ ​we​ ​don’t​ ​want​ ​to​ ​talk​ ​to​ ​them.​ ​And​ ​then​ ​there​ ​are​ ​enemies​ ​or​ ​the​ ​people​ ​we hate. 

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Now​ ​coming​ ​to​ ​the​ ​best​ ​relationship,​ ​parents.​ ​You​ ​must​ ​be​ ​wondering,​ ​why​ ​I​ ​am​ ​talking​ ​about​ ​parents after​ ​all​ ​these​ ​people.​ ​That’s​ ​because​ ​this​ ​blog​ ​is​ ​going​ ​to​ ​be​ ​only​ ​about​ ​parents​ ​and​ ​we​ ​have​ ​endless thoughts​ ​and​ ​stories​ ​about​ ​our​ ​parents​ ​unlike​ ​the​ ​relations​ ​or​ ​people​ ​mentioned​ ​above. 

Starting​ ​from​ ​the​ ​day​ ​that​ ​we​ ​get​ ​exposed​ ​to​ ​the​ ​outside​ ​world,​ ​our​ ​parents​ ​are​ ​the​ ​people​ ​who​ ​brought us​ ​in​ ​this​ ​world​ ​and​ ​they​ ​are​ ​the​ ​ones​ ​who​ ​have​ ​the​ ​authority​ ​to​ ​do​ ​anything​ ​and​ ​everything​ ​with​ ​us.​ ​In the​ ​beginning,​ ​they​ ​were​ ​the​ ​ones​ ​who​ ​made​ ​us​ ​play​ ​in​ ​sand​ ​and​ ​make​ ​friends.​ ​When​ ​kids​ ​grow​ ​up​ ​they start​ ​losing​ ​the​ ​importance​ ​of​ ​the​ ​presence​ ​of​ ​their​ ​parents.​ ​This​ ​happened​ ​with​ ​me​ ​and​ ​my​ ​friends​ ​and almost​ ​happens​ ​with​ ​everybody​ ​else.​ ​It​ ​nearly​ ​happens​ ​when​ ​we​ ​are​ ​a​ ​teenager.​ ​That​ ​moment​ ​we​ ​find ourselves​ ​a​ ​grown​ ​up.  

As​ ​and​ ​when​ ​we​ ​move​ ​on​ ​and​ ​start​ ​touching​ ​our​ ​20’s,​ ​we​ ​get​ ​to​ ​see​ ​the​ ​reality​ ​of​ ​the​ ​world​ ​around​ ​us. When​ ​we​ ​start​ ​going​ ​to​ ​college,​ ​or​ ​go​ ​for​ ​jobs,​ ​and​ ​start​ ​understanding​ ​the​ ​people​ ​around​ ​us.​ ​Every friend​ ​you​ ​have​ ​gets​ ​busy​ ​in​ ​their​ ​own​ ​lives. You​ ​break​ ​up​ ​with​ ​people​ ​and​ ​things.​ ​You​ ​no​ ​longer​ ​feel​ ​the​ ​same​ ​way​ ​you​ ​used​ ​to​ ​when​ ​you​ ​were surrounded​ ​by​ ​people.  This​ ​is​ ​the​ ​moment​ ​you​ ​realize​ ​the​ ​importance​ ​of​ ​your​ ​parents.​ ​You​ ​feel​ ​the​ ​need​ ​for​ ​people​ ​and​ ​there​ ​is no​ ​body​ ​but​ ​your​ ​parents​ ​who​ ​are​ ​still​ ​there​ ​like​ ​the​ ​first​ ​day​ ​in​ ​this​ ​world.  

Parents,​ ​it’s​ ​nearly​ ​impossible​ ​to​ ​put​ ​your​ ​heart​ ​out​ ​in​ ​some​ ​words​ ​or​ ​paragraphs.​ ​It​ ​will​ ​always​ ​be​ ​less for​ ​their​ ​greatness.  

No​ ​matter​ ​what​ ​happens,​ ​they​ ​will​ ​never​ ​leave​ ​you​ ​and​ ​help​ ​you​ ​out​ ​in​ ​the​ ​best​ ​possible​ ​way.​ ​They​ ​will give​ ​you​ ​the​ ​love​ ​and​ ​importance​ ​that​ ​is​ ​more​ ​than​ ​sufficient​ ​to​ ​survive. Once​ ​I​ ​was​ ​really​ ​feeling​ ​alone.​ ​So​ ​I​ ​called​ ​one​ ​of​ ​my​ ​friend,​ ​who​ ​recently​ ​shifted​ ​from​ ​Delhi​ ​to​ ​Mumbai.​ ​I told​ ​her​ ​about​ ​how​ ​left​ ​out​ ​I​ ​felt,​ ​she​ ​asked​ ​me​ ​where​ ​I​ ​was,​ ​I​ ​said​ ​I​ ​was​ ​home.​ ​Again​ ​she​ ​asked​ ​me,​ ​“are your​ ​parents’​ ​home?”,​ ​I​ ​said​ ​“yes,​ ​they​ ​are​ ​home.”​ ​She​ ​was​ ​living​ ​in​ ​a​ ​hostel​ ​and​ ​without​ ​her​ ​parents.​ ​It was​ ​that​ ​moment​ ​that​ ​made​ ​me​ ​realize​ ​all​ ​for​ ​it.​ ​She​ ​knew​ ​the​ ​importance​ ​as​ ​she​ ​did​ ​not​ ​have​ ​her parents.  

Parents​ ​are​ ​just​ ​like​ ​the​ ​basic​ ​need,​ ​a​ ​default​ ​in​ ​our​ ​life​ ​like​ ​water,​ ​food​ ​and​ ​oxygen.
 

To​ ​all​ ​those​ ​who​ ​are​ ​reading​ ​this,​ ​it’s​ ​never​ ​too​ ​late.