“Thank
you” is a simple but an impactful word. A "Thank you" from the heart
conveys a message of deep gratitude to the person who made a difference
in your life!
It is the 1st of Jan 2015
today. A holiday for many offices including that of my husband. It
isn't a holiday at my office and I decided to hire a
rick. It is a dull, cold and foggy winter morning. The kind of
morning which makes sipping a cup of tea seem heaven! I walked to the
rick and conveyed my destination details to the driver. They seem to
have turns ferrying passengers and the one who was supposed
to drive me to work, was away. We drove to a nearby tea stall where the
swapping of drivers was to be done. I was busy on my phone when I saw
my designated driver pass the tea cup he bought to the driver who just
drove me to the stall. Before I could ask him
to have his tea, he jumped into the driver's seat and started driving.
It is a half an hour ride and all through the ride I felt guilty of
denying him his cup of tea! After reaching office, I paid him his fare. I
paid him some extra money and asked him to
have some tea and topped it up with a "Thank you". The smile on his
face wiped away the guilt from my heart.
As
I walked to my desk, this incident made me think… What would I have
done, if there was no such drivers to drive me to office when needed?
Life would
have been so difficult without them. Even if I have all the world's money, will I be able to sustain without their services? Sure, money can buy everything, but what if everyone had money and there was no one to provide these services? With these thoughts I decided to thank all those people who play some or the other role in making our life simple!
Let
me start by thanking God for all the wonderful moments that captured my
heart in 2014. It was a happening year full of first time experiences.
My baby crawling, blabbering, sitting and walking. Celebrating my
baby's first birthday was an achievement in itself… I am now a mom with
1 year experience… wow
A
big Thank you to all my wonderful Family and Friends. Life would have
been so boring and monotonous, hadn't it been made colorful by you. It
was
wonderful to have the family get together for occasions like Birthday,
Engagements, festivals etc. It was nice to get a peek into each other's
life through the groups on WhatsApp! Those hilarious group chats with
cousins, or my friends back at CA were amazing.
The physical distance from home and friends never felt so huge due to
this. Having a loving family and few close friends to support you is the
best thing that you can ever ask for!
I
have always been thankful to all these wonderful people surrounding me
year after year. This year I would like to make some addition to the
people
I'd like to extend my gratitude to!
The
domestic help I hired, helped me to devote some time for myself. I
would not have been able to do justice to my role as a full time working
mom
hadn't it been for them. The fruit and vegetable vendors and the shopkeepers deserve a word of gratitude.
The housekeeping staff at our office, the canteen boys... the gardeners.... the list goes on... A special mention of the people like doctors, farmers, soldiers... looks like the list is endless. Our life would be incomplete if at all these people did not play the roles they currently do!
With that in mind, the one thing that I decided to do in 2015 is to Respect the dignity of labour and be grateful for the services provided by people. So the next time I pay my domestic help her monthly salary, I will not forget to say a Thank You...
