Happiness, not more than 10 mins away!

What started as a terrible day ended like a dream !

I woke up getting terrible news about a dear cousin meeting an accident..Im not an easy taker of bad news so with my blood sugar levels dropping and feeling palpitations of the heart, i didnt even have the energy to stand and support myself.
With the way the sensex takes a bow sometimes from its all time highs, its not even a graceful dance..I was convinced i'm going to lose all my money eventually. Total self doubt creeping in, not the best feeling in the world...Lack of sleep the entire week were simply adding to the fatigue and exhaustion. I hadnt yet finished with the household chores so i couldnt even just hide under my cozy blanket and dissappear..

Luckily my husband was around so i would keep huddling up to him like an injured puppy. He tried his best to assure me that i was doing fine and would cope. There were a lot of appointments scheduled for the  day, mostly work and i had no clue how i was going to manage..

One of those crucial appointments took me by surprise. We had a meeting with the principal of my college. I walk into her office, feeling nostalgia of all the years spent in that campus, recalling every small detail of our mischief, feeling like a complete brat ! The current principal didnt remember who i was, but she still smiled at the vague memory of a girl with dimples who sometimes drove her up the wall.. "I know you were an ex student, cant remember your name, but those dimples i cant forget". In her remembering my dimples, i forgot my woes..

walking out of her office after what seemed like a good meeting, i meet old peons and maids who remember my name.. I remember them..they made a lot of money out of me earlier.. I would be fined every week for doing things i shouldnt be doing. But who cared ? they rememered me with fondness.. There was no better feeling in the world at that point.

Old teachers walked up to meet someone who looked fimiliar and then suddenly gasped at their realisation. After the initial 'oohs and aahs' came the classic "you've lost so much weight!!!!, what have u been up to ? you have CHILDREN ??????????, no ways !!".

That day i left the campus with priceless hugs and smiles and fond memories..College was always just 10 minutes away from where i lived, but today, it was not college that i revisited.. It was happiness..  In the many compliments that i left my teachers and staff with, i found myself forgetting my frowns.. Its true that when u make someone happy, you're going to be the one left delighted !

I am certain that for everyone, happiness on a bad day couldnt be more than 10 minutes away.. think about it..who can you revisit and surprise ? An old friend, old teacher, grandparents ? anyone in your life who is not expecting you to reach out to them would fill in the precious gap ! Drop in, with / witout flowers, gifts, chocolates.. doesnt matter..

What may start out as a terrible day, will end up like a dream.. I guarantee that !