The Actual Reward

This Diwali I had done a lot of hard work. Rangolis was a task I cut off from my mother’s to-do list. I helped my dad to put lights in our balcony. The sundry work related to puja decoration was done by me. My dad was impressed and wanted to give me a gift. I suggested what immediately came to my mind. I asked for a blue dress for me and a recent movie in the theater. That was promptly responded as usual.

So, the next afternoon we planned to go to a mall.  Daddy got me a dress of my liking and we also watched a  movie. But the very next day, I saw a trailer of yet another movie and wanted to see that too. Then for the upcoming next festival, I longed for a traditional dress different than the blue dress which I had just bought. I realized that the desire to buy things that can be bought by money would never end, nor would our craving for them. I would not remember the movie all my life and one day I will grow taller than my dress.

While discussing it with my mom, I developed an insight. When some dear one grants a gift then one should ask for something that would remain with you for a long time. Something which is priceless rather than stuff like dresses and movies.

Being a fifth grader, I have just started use of pens. My dad loves buying stationeries for me so I could have asked for loads of pens too. But these things can't be cherished for a long-term. On the other hand, I can learn some useful things by spending time listening to elder's experiences and stories. Even learning some skills from the dear ones would be more meaningful.

Whenever I write a nice blog, my nana nani give me money, which I have been accepting happily. But eventually, that money goes to momma’s pocket only! My nana has been an administrator. He is a man with great experiences and talents. I decided that now onwards I will discuss with him about his experiences of administration and current politics.

On many occasions, my dadu dadi too give me money. Most grandparents just give money because they are not certain as to what kind of things we will like to have as a gift. But not any more of money in gifts! For example from my dadi I will like to learn to make Sindhi Curry. My dadi makes incomparably best Sindhi traditional food. I would like to learn such dishes from them one by one. Her hands work like magic in the kitchen!

This learning will now always be in my mind. I understood that we should not waste our precious opportunity of learning things. I will now always think of having a  meaningful ACTUAL REWARD.
What about you?

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