Anandashru

Every individual is having his own uniqueness. 

In my childhood, we were happy with what we used to have, playing with sand, mitti, cycle tyer, small broken tiels, balls, newspapers, pillow, bedsheets, etc.

Not any costly toys! We all friends were similar family background so no big deal, we use to happy what we have and through that, we used to generate our own happiness...

Once in school I become friendly with a new classmate, his father was a big officer in the government office.. He was bringing new toys to school, some time just to show us.. Dancing joker, cars and many more, he likes to play with it. He use to hate other classmate due to their playing style.. Even in school not wearing iron clothes and all.

Among us, he was standing different...

In study, he was not good.. Even he has all the costly study materials other than school books! In Maths he was zero.

I use to help him in his study, playing with his toys.. I am not sure he used to like me or not, at least he use to talk with me.

Slowly my behaviour changed, I was going away from my old friends.. They were not talking with me as I am becoming rude to them..Actually I do not want to lose them, go away from them..

Even in school I was not doing good, my teachers started scolding me as I am not performing..

I was always busy in my own daydreaming, I wish I should have those costly toys with me.. Two- three times I demanded my parents to purchase those costly toys for me. My parents not able fulfill my demand, then they tried explaining me, we are not having money to purchase toys, once you become elder, then who will play with them, if they broke then who will repair it.. Be a good boy! Do not demand any like this, In case you want any school books, we will try to get second hand for you..

On that also I argued with them, you always give me second-hand things, see my New friend has all new new things, he has newly purchased first hand books, these books are so nice to see and read..

My mother started laughing as she came to know why I am behaving like this, That new friend is making you behave like it, is the book content different in your books than his? No...

You have to study well and get good marks and perform well! You get good marks or him? Till now you use to get good marks by using those old second-hand books only..keep getting good marks, stay with your old friends. Do play with them only.

Just to make my mother happy, I said yes, but I was sad.. Why I am not having those all that my new friend has..

I was having tears in my eyes.. I have not looked at my mother, I went out, was playing alone, by hand I was wiping my tears.. So that others should not see it.

I was started playing in the sand, also crying alone., I want those new books, I was chanting.. And many more thoughts in mind, the same time I was building small house, I was not knowing what I was building using sand,... Most of the time my old friends used to be with me while playing!.. All of sudden in my hand something big stone came, I took in my hand, I was aiming to through it very long distance..I just realised it is not just a stone, something carved on it, closely I saw and noticed It is 'Ganpati Bappa'! yes... It is Ganpati Bappa... I started shouting with happiness Ganpati Bappa, Ganpati Bappa.. and ran towards home. Mother came out and looked at my face full of happiness and in hand Ganpati Bappa! 

A few times ago I was crying, tears in my eyes and now I forgot it and In different mood! 

I was not having any costly thing in my hand which I purchased to get happiness!!!

With this happiness I do not know when my tears started rolling down, My mother took near to her and she also has tears in her eyes... These tears were 'Anandashru'...