The gifted
This friend of mine often had smooth sailing in life despite all the hurdles she’s had to face. A very lovable person that she was, it was very comfortable being friends with her. Yet, one couldn’t help feel a tinge of envy over the sunshine that seemed to fill her life.
Now, there was this garment shop near my house from where I used to buy some trendy tops at really great prices. My friend had always wanted to come there and shop but it somehow never happened.
Once, there was a whole new collection that was too good to miss so I decided to gift my friend a top. I gave it her the following day at work.
The joy on her face when she received it was just memorable. She had nice things to say about the top, things about the colour and the patterns on it. But the extend of her graciousness I experienced later that evening when, after going home and trying out the top, she called me and said that though it fitted her, it was a little tight on her.
I could get it exchanged, I said, but she didn’t want that.
“There are special thoughts that go with this gift and whenever I wear this, I’m going to feel all that love. I don’t want to deny myself that.”
She said she would wear a jacket over it so the tightness wouldn’t show. Or better still, she could try and lose some weight so the top would be comfortable on her.
I had always thought that luck favoured her over me but this incident made me realise it was her attitude of acceptance that weeded the negativity out of her life.
Vidya Shankar
(Published in The Gulf Today / Short Take, dt Nov 18, 2017)
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Now, there was this garment shop near my house from where I used to buy some trendy tops at really great prices. My friend had always wanted to come there and shop but it somehow never happened.
Once, there was a whole new collection that was too good to miss so I decided to gift my friend a top. I gave it her the following day at work.
The joy on her face when she received it was just memorable. She had nice things to say about the top, things about the colour and the patterns on it. But the extend of her graciousness I experienced later that evening when, after going home and trying out the top, she called me and said that though it fitted her, it was a little tight on her.
I could get it exchanged, I said, but she didn’t want that.
“There are special thoughts that go with this gift and whenever I wear this, I’m going to feel all that love. I don’t want to deny myself that.”
She said she would wear a jacket over it so the tightness wouldn’t show. Or better still, she could try and lose some weight so the top would be comfortable on her.
I had always thought that luck favoured her over me but this incident made me realise it was her attitude of acceptance that weeded the negativity out of her life.
Vidya Shankar
(Published in The Gulf Today / Short Take, dt Nov 18, 2017)
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/738237d3-b5e2-4624-87b7-66f4c44709d0.aspx
Check out these Pages on Facebook:
Vidya Shankar: The Quintessential Word
Shankar Ramakrishnan: Out of my Focus
Vishnumayamwww.facebook.com
Published on November 18, 2017 06:02
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