Moments of Bliss 5 - "so trivial but still reasons for BLISS"

This is an episode which can fit into any one of my series but I would prefer to not think too much about it......!!

Today I had a very strong feeling that I should get a sports shoes to my sweet little daughter who is just 7 years old. She wears the typical black leather shoes for her school and has atleast half dozen chappals for her. Its not out of any sympathy for her but just to trigger some interest in walking habit in her....These days, I am bit painfully observing that she is following her mother's footsteps in keeping her very comfortable (go by two wheeler or by auto !! any where and every where !!) and all my prompts to walk for distances that is around 200 metres are getting neglected by both of them unanimously....

I personally hate to drive a vehicle and I do have some more mental blocks on avoiding to carry purse (yes I mean it), cell phone or any other needless article in hand when we go out in the evening...I still dont exactly remember at which point I started having this vision but I long to walk in my favourite circular park at kodambakkam together with both of them....Its not that I am too fit and exercise regularly but can do it on any day if I have the mood....But they simply reject such wonderful ideas as they find it out of their scope. I thought I can facilitate this by getting a sports shoes to Madhoo and at least give her a taste of walking in the stillness in the early morning.....(I mean only 6 AM for her !!)

Such decisions are not normally well taken by my better half as getting such a thing for Madhoo had never been felt necessary by her and me too had never been very forceful on this....The typical middle class mind says that it is foolish to buy costly sport shoes for a "growing" child...at least in our way of bringing...when we are not athletic mould....

I decided to put this quite candidly and get my point done right today and before we left out in the evening, got a simple promise from my wife that she should not poke her nose on a simple thing that I am going to buy for myself....Both she and madhoo started forcing me to tell them what it is about but I bluntly told that it is not so significant but just I was so clear to avoid a needless discussion.....After some time Anoo realised that I am adamant and kept quite while madhoo started crying to know the secret ....and then I casually told that the article is not for me but only to her....Her cry now turned to a glorious smile and she started nagging even more....now....I was happy that she was smiling now instead of wailing....

The drama of she trying to pull out words from my mouth continued all the way to the Dance Class, and the shopping area where Anoo made her purchase and then we landed up in a Bata showroom...I had by then told Anoo clearly that the choice of colour / model will be on chottu...and she should not interfere...This is another sick thing to watch that both of them have a wonderful debate for any thing and every thing....Somehow subdued today with my normally calm manners, Anoo agreed and kept quiet (perhaps it was moment of trancendance for her .....today ??) watching Madhoo with all smile wearing the sports shoes at the shop and hopping here and there for trial...After we got a pair of socks too, she wanted to wear it immediately and I turned towards Madhoo perhaps that was the limit of her transcendance...Gosh, perhaps out of tiredness, she did not start objecting.....

The cost was slightly over my budget but I did not mind ... I even forgot my budget and the variation when Madhoo stepped out of the shop to reach me sitting in our vehicle proudly with all smile in her face.....Should I also record the description of the colour of the shoes and few words about the model....is it really necessary ??

Perhaps I just managed to engineer a moment of BLISS today with lot of alertness and awareness avoiding the pattern in which discussions on such "needless" purchases are handled.....at our home....!! It was also a very good management of emotions of people

suchoo