Thank God for small mercies!

I thought of a lot of things in the morning of which I would have written today. But I realize, I am left with half chewed words now. So I will write something off the track. I am still restless, my mood is still frigging volatile and I still feel emptiness because V is not here, with me.

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Every night I check face book thinking how people spend spades of time face-booking. The critic in me finds it to be too dreary. Then succumbing to my impatience with face books’ who-did-what, I recourse myself to reading…

Off late I felt I have not being doing intelligent things. I developed this feeling that doing the normal run of the mill stuff will rob me of my rationality. So to ward off the feelings I picked up reading again. These are my sturdy rungs to intellectual redemption.

I watched Packed to the Rafters and was moved again when Julie has tiff with her father and later tells him how she hates it when things are not good between them. It is nice to see these series have characters that are painted in hue similar to ours. And watching them is like watching one act up in different lights.

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Yesterday at work, I wanted to have lemon tea. I was longing for it. Thankfully my floor has a vending machine which has the option of lemon tea. But the moment I pushed the buttons only pale yellow colored water came out. I howled in disappointment and showed the pale yellow water in the cup to the pantry boy. He looked apologetic, checked the machine and showed a sorry face. I went back at my desk cursing Murphy’s Law and Man proposes God disposes absurdity.

Few minutes later the same pantry boy came at my desk and gave me a cup of lemon tea. I looked at him in disbelief.

Me: Ye aap kyu le ke aaye? (Why did you get this for me)

Pantry Boy: Aap dukhi ho gaye the madam, stock se ye flavor mil gaya to le aaya. Ek teaspoon shakkar dala hai isme. (You looked so upset. I could find the flavor in the stock so got it for you. I have added 1 teaspoon sugar to it)

Me (overwhelmed with happiness): Thank you so much :)  (I did not know what to say to this noble soul)

Thank you God for small mercies in life!