"Wait"........Even the lord waits....

It was almost nine at night when I reached back home from work, parking the vehicle straight in front of my home I wen inside to see what was going on and I saw the TV running without any viewers, I left my bag and wandered through the entire house searching for Amma when I finally found her on the bed speaking to someone on the cell phone, I went close by and tried eavesdropping, but it was too late; Amma had already disconnected the call and looked at me smiling but then her smile disappeared and was replaced immediately by anger; she shouted at once, "Where the hell were you all this while?, Your bloody cell phone is either switched off or never answered", she went on complaining constantly until I asked her the reason for her frustration, at once she said, "I am sick and tired of waiting all day for you, you never stick to your words, I cut her short even before she completed her sentence, looked at her rolling my eyes and said, I am sorry Amma ..... She nodded her head in  acknowledgement,and asked me if  wanted something to eat ..."The waiting was over".

I told him I would be at his place at exact 8:30 a.m., he waited religiously for me under that banyan tree but never went there anytime less than 10:30 am, everyday I made some or the other reason for being late one day I cooked, another day I got up late and sometimes my vehicle troubled me, and the reaction always told me that he wasn't convinced with any of my justifications or reasons. One fine day I managed to be there at 8:30 a.m. he wasn't  there at his usual waiting place, I looked around for a couple of minutes, I was restless, picked up the phone, scrolled down till I found his name, held it to my ears when I saw him right in front of me with a broad smile and a tight hug, I smiled back and he said finally, my waiting comes to an end. 

It was Diwali and I had an opportunity to decorate the diyas, I decided to give away the first pair to my grand dad and also wanted to light it myself for him and make him happy, I managed to give away the diyas but since I had to rush to office I could not light them, three days passed by and everyday I crossed his home, I checked with the lady if the diyas were used, she said no on the first day, the second day I asked her, she said probably she would be lighting it tomorrow, I went off again as I was again getting late to work, on my way back I again stopped to check but never went inside, people were busy waiting to get my grand-dad's blessings, I peeped inside, smiled at him and went back home, again the next day same routine on checking the diyas, I asked the lady and this time I got something strange to hear, I guess he is just waiting for you to light them yourself for him, every time we decide to light them we are unable to. Then later in the evening I along with my friend went to his place, I stood straight in front of him, i could sense the serene face turned mischievous, I looked back and the lady came with the a plate decorated with flowers, placed the diyas in the middle of the plate and handed it over to me to light them, we both lighted them and prayed for his blessings. I opened my eyes and he said, Finally, my waiting is over.

Though amma had a chance to crib about my behavior she just ended her waiting by a nod; though he had a chance to taunt me on my restlessness he ended the waiting just by a warm smile and a tight hug though grand-dad had so many devotees visiting him everyday desiring to light the diyas but he waited for me to do it myself for him. People wait and complain loved ones wait and enjoy, the supreme lord waiting for his devotee was just a surprise. "Moments to cherish".