Momments to live for

December 4th ,2009. My wife and kids set out for thier annual break to my wifes hometown bangalore for a 10 day trip. So my 5 year old daughter had a lot of advice for me .So she started telling me what i should do and what i should not.
Eyes all bright , big very seriously she tells me ,Do not open the door for anyone, 1st ask who is at the door and then open the door. shut off the lights before you go to bed etc etc.. I was amused and played along .I told her darling now what do i do i am all alone who will make tea for me , who will cook food for me. Why dont you stay back , this i asked of my 5 year old daughter.

She went silent ,i could see this was a major decision for her, she very softly said" But i want to go , see Ishant, mamama etc..( I.e. her 3 year old cousin, Mamama-grandmom). why dont u come with us. So i said sweetheart i dont have a ticket so i cant go .She paused, and said ok. So i persisted and continued "so what do i do for food". So she said in the way only she could " I have an idea, Go to the club house canteen ask for tea, snacks etc...they will feed you" So i said what if they dont have tea then what do i do. She said its simple " Go to kitchen take a vessel, pour a glass of water put something and something and make your tea." I laughed and said but i dont know what is that something that i should put.

Then again in those big brown eyes i saw she was feeling bad that i will be alone , and i had to continue, " so i say " I dont even have any money, your mom has taken everthing how will i pay?
She paused and said papa do you know i have a piggy bank, now i have lots of money in that. I am so small , i dont need the money what will i do with it. Y dont you take little from it, no wait you can take everything for your tea, lunch dinner etc..ok"

That was not all, while i was dropping them off. She was all silent sad and very softly said now you can watch TV "Araam se na", since i wont be there to fight with you for the remote and change chanels.
Thats when i knew i am going to miss them a lot .thank god it was only 10 days. everytime i go to the kitchen and put something & something to make something, I am going to hear my Aditi my 5 year old giving me instructions.

These small momments are the momments i will cherish for the rest of my like, these are truly moments to live for.