India is a land full of generous
people, at least I meet them very often. I call them aunty, uncle, tayaji,
tayiji, mamaji, mamiji and so on. You all must be wondering that why am I
calling them generous, right?
Well, if you are born and brought
up in India, then you must have experienced the times when the elders in your
family gift you cash on some special occasions. Your first visit to their home,
their first visit to your home, your birthday, graduation day, wedding, and there
are many such occasions when the cash flows in without doing any hard work.
I remember one such moment from
my 16th birthday party. Although I didn’t want to celebrate it with
my relatives, because that’s the trend, right? At that age, teenagers like to
spend their birthdays with their friends. But, my mom was too happy that I
turned sixteen and invited every relative to my birthday party as a surprise.
Only I knew that the surprise was
more of a shock to me. I was really not liking it, until one of my aunts came
and handed over a beautiful envelope filled with cash to me, which is popularly
known as ‘Sagan ka lifafa’. Other uncles and aunties walked on her footstep and
surrounded me with pretty envelopes in their hands. Oh god! I was overwhelmed.
I could not believe that I am getting so much cash (Oops! I mean love).
And then, my sweet mom took
charge of that beautiful situation. She scolded me in front of those generous
relatives and asked me to return back their love. Oh no! I did not want it to
happen, but I had to do it. With a very-very heavy heart, I acted to return
back those envelopes, saying statements like ‘there’s no need of this’, ‘your
blessings are enough’, blah blah blah! At last, the war was over and I got
defeated by relatives who have golden hearts.
Ahhh! That moment was incredibly
humorous and I’m all smiles whenever I remember it. Now, the time has changed.
Instead of surprising me with cash, my lovely aunties and uncles send me
flowers, cakes and gifts online through Ferns N Petals. The bright side of the
coin is that I don’t have to fight with them anymore pretending that I really
don’t want their gifts.
Gifts, be it cash or anything,
make us happy and we deserve them too. So, keep loving, keep gifting and keep making
such moments.
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