This incident happened in guitar class I go these days..As I entered the class, I saw a place empty and boarded myself and my guitar on the sit. Then I looked around.. I saw a very cute little girl sitting on my right.She must be something like 10 years old. She was also looking at me.. I couldn't stop myself asking her name..
Me: Hi..Whats your name?
She: Hi..My name is Urvaja..but everybody calls me Urvi..
Me: Good..
Then I started practicing my guitar . Meanwhile, a student in our class who is kind of oldest one in class (45+)was leaving class and saw her and he must have had similar feeling as me and asked the girl..
Old guy: Hi..whats your name?
She:Urvaja...
Old guy: Very good... In which standard you are?
She: 4rth standard..
Old Guy: Very good..In which school?
She: In MPS/NPS Koramangala..(I didn't hear school name clearly)
Old guy: Very good...
And he went.. Then she looked at me and asked..
She: Why he was saying good so many times..?
Me: You are the youngest in the class and he is the oldest..so he was very happy seeing you...
She: Hmm..(Looking satisfied with my answer)
She: Do you know How old I am?
Now..questions that comes to my mind is who teaches girls to ask other guess their age at such an early stage? Must be genetically coming to create and maintain curiosity about their age.. :D
Now, I calculated as she is in 4rth standard..she must be around 9-10..
Me: you must around 9-10 ..
She: Great!!!! I am 9..
And again I got back practicing my guitar..meanwhile she was trying to do exercise given by our teacher..rather restlessly...
After sometime, as our teacher was not in room..our conversation started..
She: Where are your spects?
I was surprised...I was wearing contacts and how come she knows I wear spects...
Me: How do you know I wear spects?
She: I saw you wearing while you came ... the black ones..
Me: Oh..those are my sunglasses..
She: You look good with that. Why don't you wear it now..
I said to myself goooood...at least this little girl ..9 years thinks I look good :) . Back of the mind I was thinking girls of my age should learn from her and should have same feeling :P
Me: Thanks...but if I wear it now..people will consider I am blind..and with sunglasses in night and with playing guitar..people will start putting coins in front of me..
She:No..you are not going to play it on street or what..you are going to play in this class and nobody is going to put coins.. you know.. you should always BE POSITIVE..look at it positively..
I was floored...A little girl or angel I should say telling me to be positive..it was so cute...
She:(suddenly) What is your blood group?
Me: Be Positive..
She: Wow..Mine is also B+..look at my hands..they are so RED...
Then our teacher came and started playing a song..Tuze sab hai pata hai na Maa from Taare Zameen Par..and she suddenly asked
She: is this song in minor scale..?
Sir: No..It is in Major Scale..
She: How come...? it is a silent song....
Sir:....
She: Sir...Do you like Hindustani Classical?
Sir: Yes..
She: I LOOOOOOOVE hindustani classical..But I hate western music..
Our teacher was playing a song..and he missed a line in the song..
She: Sir....you always miss a line...
Sir:......
Then our conversation again started..
She: I have a keyboard at my home..
Me: Good... So what all you are learning..?
She: I am learning singing..Keyboard..drums..dance..Taekwondo..
Me: Are you planning to start a band..?
She: I already have a band..in school
Me:good(with a smile)
She: I have my own TV..own laptop..own iPoD..own home theater..and own room and I also have AC.. I have everyyyyyyything that a girl needs (smiles)
Me: very good..
She: and I have very good Mom and Dad..I Loooooooooove my parent..do you love your parents..?
Me: Off course..yes..
She: (smiles)...
She again asked me some guitar doubts in between as sir was not around..and last thing I remember she said was..
She: I want to learn everything in this world...(with an innocent smile..)
This whole interaction with this cute Angel made me think a lot..She is just a 9 year old..She is so enthusiastic about learning so may things..and she is doing it also..There is so much enthusiasm to take from her..There is so much innocence in her...I hope she should always find someone around who will keep her innocence intact...
May be every one of us was like her when we were that young...What has really happened to us..? Where we have lost that innocence..? Why we lost it ? Is there....is there any way to get it back...?
May be we haven't lost that innocence yet...it is somewhere in back of our minds ready to come back..we just have to open the door..
The only problem is.. In this bad bad materialistic world..if we try to be innocent ,it is kind of tough to survive...but can we get a place where we can be innocent again..or where you can rely to be innocent..
May be someone who is as innocent as you..The best person is you life partner..who is ready to walk with you all your life..with him it is safe to return for you to innocence.. and same holds for other person also...
If you find someone like that..then life will really become a fairy tale... isn't it?
My wait in ON... :)