Organic

For the last two months, July and August I missed out the date 20th; a date that signifies completion of month of Mehtab Singh. So for the month of September, I sure was to be present.

Ever since Mehtab has come in our lives, we could not take him to Golden Temple - an obeisance which is a must for any Sikh family. In our earlier trips we would leave early in the day, such that we reach Amritsar by 0600 bow at the Gurdwara and are back home with daylight to spare. However, it's different with an infant. We planned to leave on 19th Friday, stay the night over and visit Gurdwara at early hours (Amrit Vela) and thereafter proceed home. We did just that and the experience was different.

For Mehtab Singh entering his ninth month after completing eight, we bowed at Golden Temple in all thankfulness. I hoped that rush would be subsidised at that hour of the day, but I was to be proved grossly wrong. The mother and kids went ahead to the sanctum sanctorum, while I paid respects from the parikarma and absorbed sea of energy on the move, present in all devotedness. Weather was just right, and it was a pleasant experience at that hour of the day with heat and humidity in absence.

As we treaded our way to Golden Temple, so did we tread back home on the Jeep. My view that Rubicon with dirt track tyres is not for long distances, has almost faded into abyss and the vehicle is growing on all of the family.

From conception to completion the whole experience was very organic, which I believe is the way of life if one can just listen to that little voice and keep the bully mind at distance. Life is grace.

We clicked a picture for keepsakes and thank you all for your wishes.