Shelved resolution
That topmost shelf in my kitchen that’s at a greater height than arm’s length and so is convenient to put away all those knick-knacks that I don’t need every day, that's a great haven for dust and clutter and in dire need of cleaning but never gets cleaned out (because I am so busy with daily routine, and weekends are taken up with the other parts of my life), well, that topmost shelf had been giving me the creepy guilt.
It had started nagging me about a couple of months ago and I had promised I would take a look at it that weekend. But weekend followed weekend and the shelf lay ignored. What could I do? That shelf is not exactly in line of my vision. Moreover, there were far more important matters to deal with during weekends, like going out for a pizza treat with friends.
But finally, unable to bear the furious glances, I set about attending to the needs of that forlorn shelf. The things that saw the light of day I am ashamed to admit. I resolved that henceforth I was not going to neglect my house, especially these out-of-reach places.
The shelf looked at me accusingly as if to say that’s what I tell myself once every 8 - 10 months when I get round to a similar activity. And I reassure it, “Not this time. Not anymore. This time, my resolution is firm. Yes, firm.”
The shelf chose to be quiet. It knows that I would make such a resolution again in another 8 - 10 months, maybe even a year or so.
Vidya Shankar
(Published in The Gulf Today / Short Take, dt Nov 04, 2017)
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/a490bd6f-1f53-4c26-8fcb-cdc528c1a494.aspx
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It had started nagging me about a couple of months ago and I had promised I would take a look at it that weekend. But weekend followed weekend and the shelf lay ignored. What could I do? That shelf is not exactly in line of my vision. Moreover, there were far more important matters to deal with during weekends, like going out for a pizza treat with friends.
But finally, unable to bear the furious glances, I set about attending to the needs of that forlorn shelf. The things that saw the light of day I am ashamed to admit. I resolved that henceforth I was not going to neglect my house, especially these out-of-reach places.
The shelf looked at me accusingly as if to say that’s what I tell myself once every 8 - 10 months when I get round to a similar activity. And I reassure it, “Not this time. Not anymore. This time, my resolution is firm. Yes, firm.”
The shelf chose to be quiet. It knows that I would make such a resolution again in another 8 - 10 months, maybe even a year or so.
Vidya Shankar
(Published in The Gulf Today / Short Take, dt Nov 04, 2017)
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/a490bd6f-1f53-4c26-8fcb-cdc528c1a494.aspx
Check out these Pages on Facebook:
Vidya Shankar: The Quintessential Word
Shankar Ramakrishnan: Out of my Focus
Vishnumayamwww.facebook.com
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