Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Love at first sight

30 Years of Existence,Countless Movies,Relationships could not make me understand the concept of love at first sight where the protagonist looks at the the flame of his life and almost immediately is mesmerized with overwhelming feeling of love which pours out of him like a overflowing drain of emotions. I always wondered that perhaps am not the the chosen one to experience this unique feeling of LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT............ UNTIL THE DAY 9/9/9

I find myself in a small room surrounded by machines hovering around small cots and making eerie noise. I was lead to a small cot by a woman clad in green overcoat....... and to my amazement and joy i saw a very tiny head, torso,legs,hands ... I was looking at my SON IN FLESH AND BLOOD..... IMMEDIATELY I WAS IN LOVE WITH THIS FRAIL LOOKING CHARACTER..... IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

Even as I was gazing at my son i realized that something was wrong, my son was born premature and was having respiratory distress. My focus shifted to the grunting noise the baby was making in an effort to suck air and stay afloat.

The doctor told me that he had to be given life saving medicine and put on a ventilator, my heart sank. I wanted give my lungs to my son to ease his pain. I felt all the air sucked of of my system, felt as if i was living the pain of my son. The next two days were very critical we prayed and with the grace of god the champion came out of the ventilator, then cpap, followed by the incubator to Meghna's Lap in the room after a battle lasting more than 20 Days.

Meghna was a real source of strength during this hard time, she was ever so confident, as if she had some kind of direct connection with the supreme who was telling her that all would be good

This little one has taught me a few important lessons in life

We are all second to the will of god, Having faith in the all mighty even in times of distress
Patience
Value of human life and the way we lead it, the way we treat fellow humans
All that parents do to raise us, the pain they suffer when kids go rabid

Last and the most important to give something back to the society, to do something for others who are less fortunate than us.


LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT HAS COME WITH LOT OF LEARNINGS