"Mumma what is he carrying?" "It's kind a backpack", I replied. "Really, and what is he carrying in that? Clothes??.... but, its a small bag." "Hmmmm... It's his emotions, thoughts, worries, ideas ...etc etc". I was trying my best to explain in a way that she gets what cartoons can also be other than 'Shinchan'. Yes, I definitely failed, she didn't get what I said. So starts my storytelling about who made this cartoon and what he wanted to say with his art. And a child who loves history.. it's amazing to do the story telling. And lot more easier to dig into details of R K Laxman, with a smartphone in hand. And Joanna's response with her expressions makes it more worthwhile. After we were done and she hopped and said, "I want a photo with him. I want to show Ajji and Thata". "Sure stand." She grabbed a trolley nearby and said, "This is my front pack, and these are my emotions and ideas.... But you can't see it.. because we can't see such things.. ok mumma". And then she got framed with 'The Common Man'.
Kussu I was listening to the song “You Raise Me Up..”. I have listened to this song like forever. It's one of those special songs in my list, where I connect with Jesus. But when I heard it today, I suddenly started relating it to you…every word reflected our relationship so beautifully.
I don’t know how long it would take for you to understand what I am intending to mean here. I hope you do it soon.
Joe, from the very moment, I first knew you are silently breathing life in my womb, I felt you as my strongest power that would raise me up to more that I can be.
These lines,
“When I am down, and, oh, my soul, so weary
When troubles come, and my heart burdened be
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence
Until you come and sit awhile with me”
Darling, I have literally done that, I have waited in silence for you to come and just sit awhile with me… every time….every single time my soul was weary. Don’t know how many times I have hugged your tiny body and cried like a baby and you being the rock of my life, without even uttering a word just hugged me back until I let you go. No questions asked, no explanation seeked and the very next moment you ask … “ mumma you want water?” :)
Hmmmm…. Now moving to the next lines in the lyrics
“ You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains”
I have never been this so called, “goal oriented” person. I just went with the flow, whatever came my way, I ensured I gave my 100% and whatever chapters kept unfolding, sometimes I won and sometimes I failed. When I won … I was definitely good, but when I failed… gosh!! I was terrible. It took me months to recover. But with you in my life and the way you treated me like this never ceasing hero and this attitude of never settling down for anything that wouldn't make us happy. You unknowingly raised me up to stand on top of every mountain peak on my way. Strong and Beautiful.
These lines, “You raise me up to walk on stormy seas.”
I have always fell thud on my face during those ‘stormy’ days and the definite reason for it was the fear of not making it. Self pity that why me?? almost broke me down completely. But with you beside me my girl, fearing that the storm would harm you too, I have not just worked on surviving until the storm is over, but made every move to walk through it like a champ.
The last lines,
“I am strong when I am on your shoulders,
You raise me up to more than I can be”
Should actually be
“I am strong when You are on My shoulders,
You raise me up to more than I can be”. This explains itself .
Jo, you have raised me up to more than I can be… and I bet if any other human could have ever done this to me. As you grow up, I want to ensure that you feel the same way I felt for you. And most importantly I promise I will always be there when you need me and would never loose hope on you.
