That it should come to this

A quote from Hamlet and I remembered it in the morning. My sister came last Thursday to visit me from India. So naturally I was very excited. Bond between sisters is very strong and I was looking forward to show her everything during her stay. I still I am. This past week I have tried to take her out everyday. We love hanging out together, reminiscing about our childhood pranks and sing songs at the drop of a hat. I am having a whale of a time.

But as I got up today, I realized that I have not written anything in this week gone by, I have two baskets full of clothes to be ironed and I have weeds in my flower beds. That it should come to this? Spending time with my sister is very important to me but so is my creative urge.

So, here I am, typing once more and the thing I want to share today that or love for a person should not stop our creativity. I know my sister won’t like if I didn’t write in the entire three months that she is going to be here. She would in fact prefer that I keep writing.

We often mistake love for binding. In fact, love is anything but binding. If we love someone, we want to be there in every moment of his or her lives. Spouse and children fall in this category. Then we love to control our friends too. Any difference of opinion or an argument is considered a betrayal. For a relationship to be ‘real’ is to nurture each other and give space to the other person. To encourage your loved ones to expand their wings and soar high, not bind them in emotional blackmail and tying them unnecessarily to us. As my husband very correctly says, ‘there should be spaces in togetherness’.

It doesn’t mean you have to go separate ways but you can do your own thing and that should not be misconstrued.

So make your loved ones happy and you will be happy

So be it!!!