Weaknesses

My little one came out from hiding behind the curtain...and she did not want to look me in the eye..and guess what? Sure enough, she had been eating candy and hated the fact that I had caught her. She immediately fell to the floor, kicked her tiny feet in the air, and screaming at the top of her lungs with her eyes closed shut!

I lost my temper, but immediately stopped myself - I just stood watching her and seeing what she was upto. When there was silence, and she saw that there was no sound in the room, she opened one eye just to check if I was looking at her or not...

I smiled to myself- and thought...wow! what a smart move! So, now instead of me scolding her for eating the candy, I would be pacifying her to keep her from crying and screaming!

In the end, I just held her and calmed her down. Then, she asks me "Mama, do you still love me?" Now, is this innocence or what? A minute ago I was dealing with a strategist, and now with this ball of innocence - I told her "Ofcourse, heartbeat - mama will always love you - no matter what"

She immediately breaks into a giggle and puts her right hand out - "okay mama, since you love me, can I get another candy P-L-E-A-S-E". ouch! I fell for it again! straight into her net :-) Now, I was negiotiating....then, I was blamed that I never gave candies, and that Nandini's mom always took care of her, gave her chips and coke and other junk that "big" people ate - and that it was my fault that everyone in the class called her a baby...She was only trying to grow up and be a "big girl"...

Life was good after the second candy...but, it got me thinking that aren't we all humans the same? We show our own faults to the others as their faults...

Why are we always trying to show the bad side of the other person - where, a situation arises - even a hairline crack appears like a crater!

Life is way too short...forgive, and let go...and then take a look at yourself in the mirror - you will see a beautiful person there - radiant and smiling!!!