The prompt:
March 1 :Back to the future
A service has been invented through which you can send messages to people in the future. To whom would you send something, and what would you write?
I would like to write a letter to my child just to give them a sneak peek into their mother’s life before she found their father.
Here goes:
Ahoy my darling! How are you doing? How are things around you? Colourful, cheerful, funny or an environment so disciplined that you just want to put together a small backpack and run away to that la-la land you have always dreamed of? However it is, here’s something to let you know that your mamma has always been the crazy kinds and that if you have learned to break into a laugh at the silliest of things, know that she considers it as a blessing.
You know, today, when I write to you, I am all ambitious and full of dreams.I am 27 and am working as a copywriter who is struggling with her language skills. I have big travel plans and yet no resources to materialise them. I have a long list of things to do in the next few hours and an even longer list to do in the years to come and I have no clue what am I going to really do in the next hour! Yes, your mamma sucks at planning and following schedules. But you know, despite all these, I know that I want to have you in my life someday. I have always wanted you. I have no clue when, how and where but you have been a part of my life plan since I discovered that like every other girl I can be a mother too.
I haven’t found your father yet. But I know that he will find me soon.I am waiting for him too like I am eagerly waiting for you. As on today, as and when I decide to have you, I aspire to give you a wonderful life, a life filled with play, laughter, and ,of course, a lot of drama. A dog,too, maybe. If you have a dog in your life right now, know that its the best living being you can have in your life. Treasure it for you will find it difficult to have a best friend as good as your pet.
I don’t know your age right now but no matter how old you are, know that laughter is the best virtue you can cultivate in yourself. When I was a child, your grandmother always used to insist ,’Laugh and the world will laugh with you, Cry and you cry alone.’. She drilled this into me till laughing became second nature to me. I love to find humour in every aspect of life. It is strangely uplifting and inspiring too. And I sincerely hope you find this virtue priceless too.
Here are a few things you should do irrespective of whether your mother is a tyrant or a wannabe super-mom:
1) Learn to love the outdoors, play. Play as much as you can
2) Read. Read stories of every kind. Build that la-la land if you haven’t already and slip into it whenever you think that the world of adults is too overbearing.
3) Talk. Talk to your pet, parents, grandparents, friends, the lady at the cash counter in a shopping mall, that old man at the railway station who waves at you everyday. Strike conversations. Be a good listener and don’t hesitate to express what you think. Be polite but say what you got to say.
4) Be humble and grateful for everything. You are a very special person and that is because god thought you were worthy. Stay true to your worth. Thank him every single day of your life for watching over you and loving you unconditionally.
5) Love with all your heart. You will find that the definition of love is constantly changing. Don’t shy away from it just because you don’t understand it. Wait till is shows itself to you in its purest form.
6) Be crazy and follow your heart. There will be times when you would want to do something that no one around you approves of. Do it anyway. Remember, it’s your life. You are responsible for all your actions. If whatever you do works for you, well and good, if not then learn and move on to the next thing.
I have done all the things that I ask you to do and these are the thing which have always kept me grounded. I hope I keep following these things till I meet you and later.
That’s all for now. Hope you have a wonderful life.
Love,
Mommy
March 1 :Back to the future
A service has been invented through which you can send messages to people in the future. To whom would you send something, and what would you write?
I would like to write a letter to my child just to give them a sneak peek into their mother’s life before she found their father.
Here goes:
Ahoy my darling! How are you doing? How are things around you? Colourful, cheerful, funny or an environment so disciplined that you just want to put together a small backpack and run away to that la-la land you have always dreamed of? However it is, here’s something to let you know that your mamma has always been the crazy kinds and that if you have learned to break into a laugh at the silliest of things, know that she considers it as a blessing.
You know, today, when I write to you, I am all ambitious and full of dreams.I am 27 and am working as a copywriter who is struggling with her language skills. I have big travel plans and yet no resources to materialise them. I have a long list of things to do in the next few hours and an even longer list to do in the years to come and I have no clue what am I going to really do in the next hour! Yes, your mamma sucks at planning and following schedules. But you know, despite all these, I know that I want to have you in my life someday. I have always wanted you. I have no clue when, how and where but you have been a part of my life plan since I discovered that like every other girl I can be a mother too.
I haven’t found your father yet. But I know that he will find me soon.I am waiting for him too like I am eagerly waiting for you. As on today, as and when I decide to have you, I aspire to give you a wonderful life, a life filled with play, laughter, and ,of course, a lot of drama. A dog,too, maybe. If you have a dog in your life right now, know that its the best living being you can have in your life. Treasure it for you will find it difficult to have a best friend as good as your pet.
I don’t know your age right now but no matter how old you are, know that laughter is the best virtue you can cultivate in yourself. When I was a child, your grandmother always used to insist ,’Laugh and the world will laugh with you, Cry and you cry alone.’. She drilled this into me till laughing became second nature to me. I love to find humour in every aspect of life. It is strangely uplifting and inspiring too. And I sincerely hope you find this virtue priceless too.
Here are a few things you should do irrespective of whether your mother is a tyrant or a wannabe super-mom:
1) Learn to love the outdoors, play. Play as much as you can
2) Read. Read stories of every kind. Build that la-la land if you haven’t already and slip into it whenever you think that the world of adults is too overbearing.
3) Talk. Talk to your pet, parents, grandparents, friends, the lady at the cash counter in a shopping mall, that old man at the railway station who waves at you everyday. Strike conversations. Be a good listener and don’t hesitate to express what you think. Be polite but say what you got to say.
4) Be humble and grateful for everything. You are a very special person and that is because god thought you were worthy. Stay true to your worth. Thank him every single day of your life for watching over you and loving you unconditionally.
5) Love with all your heart. You will find that the definition of love is constantly changing. Don’t shy away from it just because you don’t understand it. Wait till is shows itself to you in its purest form.
6) Be crazy and follow your heart. There will be times when you would want to do something that no one around you approves of. Do it anyway. Remember, it’s your life. You are responsible for all your actions. If whatever you do works for you, well and good, if not then learn and move on to the next thing.
I have done all the things that I ask you to do and these are the thing which have always kept me grounded. I hope I keep following these things till I meet you and later.
That’s all for now. Hope you have a wonderful life.
Love,
Mommy
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