As I went with the kids to attend a puja in my aunt's house, they
played with the toys that they took along with them and then spent
sometime watching their favorite cartoon. The puja has just begun. We
were just one hour into the visit and the children were already bored.
They had lots of time to kill!! My cousins are in their early 20s and
were not at home. So, the kids started searching for something to play
with and.....Eureka!! They find Jenga blocks. Karthu arranged them one
over the other into a tower and started the game by pulling out one very
cautiously to not disturb the other blocks. He gave it to Prithvi who
read the question written on it, 'On a deserted island, whom do you want
to stay with?' Karthu thought for a while and replied (after learning
the meaning of 'deserted island' from me), 'I want amma to be with me
because she will take care of everything and I can feel happy even at
such a lonely place.' Then came Prithvi's turn. He took the block and
gave it to Karthu customarily. Karthu asks, 'Describe your dream date..'
I was alerted by this question and was waiting for his answer expectantly as lot of questions were running in my mind ('Does he know?', 'No, he doesn't....', 'Will they come to me to ask what a date is?', 'How should I explain?')... Zap came the response, '24th August' (the day of his birth for which he keeps eagerly waiting throughout the year)!!!!
Hahahaahaaa........... relieved to a great extent!!
Then I think.....It's just a matter of time before these boys know
exactly what they were asked and how they were expected to react!!!! In
the meantime, childhood is as much a bliss as ignorance!!
