28.1.10

Pure joy is...

....when an infant accepts my outstretched arms and laughs when I make funny faces and sounds. Because, it has no expectations. More so, because, I know that I cannot influence it. So when a baby, even for a moment, smiles at me, it is smiling at that minute, small, imperceptible innocence that is left in me.

Isn't it like that knows like?

7 comments:

Rohan said...

Its really nice. . bt i din get d last line. . like like???

Ashika said...

@Rohan

Hi Rohan, thanks for your comment. What I meant by the last line was that it's innocence (the baby) that can identify innocence (the trace of innocence left in us). Hope that made sense!

Rohan said...

Oh yes.. Thanx 4 clearin it up. . btw do u mind if i use it?? In ur name only. .

Ashika said...

Yes Rohan, you may use it if backtracked/credited to my blog.

Emily said...

Nice post, I really know what you mean!

Ashika said...

@Emily

Thank you Emily :)

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