"What do u want 4 ur b'day?" i asked
Usually she doesnt think too much n her answer would b spontaneous.But this time she was taking her time. After a while she said " Give me something which is entirely urs?"
"She wants my secret box" i thought.
I showed her my secret box just once. My grandma gifted me that when i was 4yrs old n since then it was with me. She was really amazed to see its pentagonal structure, the secret pockets inside, the sliding mirrors and the popping dolls. i remember her desire to hav it then itself.
So on 27th, i packed it carefully with a presentation paper and gifted her. i thought she would jump in joy on opening it. But to my surprise she opened only the cover n returned the box back to me.
" I know what this means to you n also i know this is a gift frm ur grandma. So even if u r the owner now, it is not entirely urs. u didnt make it n moreover it is someone else's work. Think once again and when we meet next time give me sumthing which is entirely urs" she said
I thought hard of what she meant by "entirely urs " "i didnt make it". i know her liking 2wards cards.So i thought of making a birthday card myself. i bought a thick white paper folded it at the center twice to make it one fourth of its initial size,drew a picture of a rose, painted it yellow n made some cuts n folds so that on opening the card the rose would pop out. Also i purchased a small speaker n
recorder to be fitted on the card n recorded my voice wishing her the happiest of b'days.
We met on 15th the next month n i presented her my card. she smiled but not the usual one frm the heart. i thought she was disappointed
"how much did u spent for buying this speaker" she asked
i was really surprised to hear this.
"Adi, i understand that u hav taken great pain to make this for me. But think again. if u want, i wil keep this but when we meet next time i want something which is entirely urs."
But we never met again. At that time i was naive to understand what she meant by 'entirely mine'. But when i think now, i had already given "My heart, My love" to her even before she asked
Usually she doesnt think too much n her answer would b spontaneous.But this time she was taking her time. After a while she said " Give me something which is entirely urs?"
"She wants my secret box" i thought.
I showed her my secret box just once. My grandma gifted me that when i was 4yrs old n since then it was with me. She was really amazed to see its pentagonal structure, the secret pockets inside, the sliding mirrors and the popping dolls. i remember her desire to hav it then itself.
So on 27th, i packed it carefully with a presentation paper and gifted her. i thought she would jump in joy on opening it. But to my surprise she opened only the cover n returned the box back to me.
" I know what this means to you n also i know this is a gift frm ur grandma. So even if u r the owner now, it is not entirely urs. u didnt make it n moreover it is someone else's work. Think once again and when we meet next time give me sumthing which is entirely urs" she said
I thought hard of what she meant by "entirely urs " "i didnt make it". i know her liking 2wards cards.So i thought of making a birthday card myself. i bought a thick white paper folded it at the center twice to make it one fourth of its initial size,drew a picture of a rose, painted it yellow n made some cuts n folds so that on opening the card the rose would pop out. Also i purchased a small speaker n
recorder to be fitted on the card n recorded my voice wishing her the happiest of b'days.We met on 15th the next month n i presented her my card. she smiled but not the usual one frm the heart. i thought she was disappointed
"how much did u spent for buying this speaker" she asked
i was really surprised to hear this.
"Adi, i understand that u hav taken great pain to make this for me. But think again. if u want, i wil keep this but when we meet next time i want something which is entirely urs."
But we never met again. At that time i was naive to understand what she meant by 'entirely mine'. But when i think now, i had already given "My heart, My love" to her even before she asked
