There is a lake behind my home
Adjoining a deer park
The surroundings are lush green
And are perfect for my morns
I go there for my serene morning walks
To meet my friends who are the ducks, the deers, the peacocks, and many more
Always carrying something to feed them
And get a chance that way to speak to them
They reciprocate with different sounds
And now have started recognizing me well
For as soon as they spot me
They start walking toward the metal grill that separates us
Spending time with them is one of the best parts of my days
It leaves my heart so full
As I feed them
And sometimes get to touch them
We indeed connect through
An often unspoken deep language of kindness
Every living being on this earth
Speaks from the heart and listens from the heart
We may not identify this until later
But once we do
It is the purest feeling
For someone to experience
It is a gift from Mother Nature
And in my case
Also from my own mother
From whom I have inherited #thekindnessgene
Growing up in her arms has taught me so much
I have always seen her helping others
As a banker’s wife and a huge extended family to support
Her means were so limited yet her heart’s kindness knew no bounds
On days I just saw her walk miles
To save the money she would have to spend on her commute
But when she did take a rickshaw
She always gave the rickshaw puller a rupee extra
She never wasted a single morsel
Even the last bit of rice in our home
Was fed to birds and whoever was thirsty
Came to our house to quench his thirst
Her small gestures touched my heart
How during the Navratri
Though she never hired a Househelp
She always fed the underprivileged children of neighboring help
Unknowingly I have carried her legacy forward
In many ways, I find myself a mini replica of her
And I genuinely feel so humbled
That her kindness gene I am proudly inheriting
On her birthdays and death anniversaries still
I do things she genuinely believed in
Carrying food and gifts to orphanages and old age homes
I see her smile at me from the heavens above
This post is a part of the #Thekindnessgene Initiative by Blogchatter.
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