P was home all of last week with fever and cough. So she made me promise her that I would make her a treasure hunt on the weekend. Unfortunately the weekend came and went and I just couldn’t do it. So Monday morning I promised I’d make it before she was back from school, forgetting that I had a meeting in the afternoon and I won’t be home when she comes home! So before I left I made it and hid all the clues and gave a note and the first clue to the maid and left. So when I got back home I had a smiling all thankful sweetie pie who was sooo happy to do the hunt.

So today, something happened and she was upset with me and crying in the bedroom…. and I was annoyed with her so I was in the other room. After 5 minutes I see the room door open a crack, and she is peeping out at me smiling! And I’m like what happened? From tears to smiles! How did that happen? And she just smiled and said I have a surprise for you that will cheer you up. And then…. I was all smiles. Ten minutes later she handed me a chit and said “here… I made you a treasure hunt”

So there were a few clues and a small gift in the end! And the gift had to do with craft with a piece of thermocol and ribbon and some gold paper. And there was a gift she made for Papa and me on children’s day at school. It was thrilling to untie that ribbon and see what the stuff was. And there were 3 different chits with “I love you” written on them and she was jumping like a rabbit in excitement when I opened it.

These kids can get over things so fast! It took her all of 5 minutes to forget that we had just argued over something and I had left the room because she wouldn’t listen to me. Instead of sulking about it she chose to find a way to cheer me up! How I wish we adults could also be that way. Forgive and forget. We often hold grudges against people because “she said this” and “he did that”. But we don’t think of ways how we can make things better. Maybe if we put a little thought into how can we make our relationships better… the world would be a better place to live in. Of course it has to work both ways. “taali ek haath se to nahin bajti”