My eight year old son, Aarohan
was constantly asking me to buy him a Casio.
Every day he used to ask me, “Mamma, are we going today to buy my Casio?”
I had to turn him down as the kind of Casio my husband was looking for was
either not available in the store or the store used to be shut. After visiting almost seven stores he finally
found a store next to his office that had the model which my husband was
looking for. I called Aarohan in the office and three of us
went to buy his Casio.
He was all excited and euphorically
went home after buying his Casio. The
next day he went to his uncle’s (Chacha) house after he learned from his father
that his uncle plays an excellent Casio.
He learnt the basic notes, came home and started rehearsing.
In the evening, when I came home he
asked me if I am interested in listening the notes he had learnt. I told him of course, I will listen. He took out his Casio from the bag, plugged
the adapter and with great zeal he gently made use of his forefinger and thumb
and started playing the Casio. Before I
could say anything he started singing, “Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni, Sa; Saaa,
Ni, Dha, Pa, Ma, Ga, Re, Sa” and slowly ended the note.
I could see the sparkle in his
eyes behind his specs as if he attained victory over something that he never
thought of. In the mean time his father
had also come and we both sat gazing him with proud. Both of us applauded him and we were
accompanied by my little daughter and my mother in law.
My mother in law with a Rudraksh
garland in her hand exclaimed, “You sing so well and your voice is very melodious.” The sparkle in my son’s eyes doubled and with
a big smile on his face he looked at me and his papa.
It seemed he was on cloud nine
when each and every one of us was full of praises. I pat his back and so does his father. To add
humor to the situation my brother who had come to stay a night with us tested
his vocals too with the kids. He too appreciated
him.
That moment I realized how significant
it is to appreciate a soul. Two things
that each one us want is ‘Recognition and Praise’
