Kidding around !!

I love kids !! I suppose they love me too. The incident that I am going to narrate right now should be a proof enough.
To begin with, a brief history will cosy things up a bit.

I am the second eldest among all my cousins. That is the reason I am always surrounded by kids whenever any family get together takes place .And honestly they all adore me .They seem to love hanging around me so much that I sometimes feel a scarcity of privacy in those occasions, not even finding enough time and space to talk to my boyfriend. Not that I hate them for this. Nor do my love for kids ever dilute due to these petty reasons. I still love to be with them, watch their antics and play with them despite the huge age difference. Aunties and Masis feel safe keeping their kids with me while they gossip away with friends and neighbors (a rare bliss since they had a kid) during parties or other family occasions.

Family aside, even in public places like malls, parks and theatres, I feel drawn to kids. Their cute ways and naughty smiles make my day .They bring a positive energy around me and relieve me of the day's stress in a jiffy.


Coming back to Bangalore, the area where I stay is a residential area and hence kids are plentiful!! One fine evening, I managed to sneak early out of my office. I was merry and the spring season elevated my mood. There's a supermarket near my apartment and I felt the need to while away some time of the evening there. After one full hour of unproductive but relaxing window shopping, I was on my way back to my home. Soon some chirpy sweet laughter caught my ears and as I turned back I had a glimpse of an angel! She was a little child of about a year old with twinkling green eyes and a cherubic smile!! She seemed to look at me while her mother cradled her in her arms .I couldn’t resist myself and went up to her mother and congratulated her on having such a darling child. When I touched her small fingers , she chuckled and to my and her mom's surprise, she jumped towards me .I took her in my arms and fondly cuddled her. She appeared to love every moment of being with me .I felt a weird connection with that child at that instant. As the child and I bonded, the helpless mother seemed to be worried and so I quickly took control of my emotions and gave the kid back to her. Wonder what happened next? The baby started crying and stretched her arms towards me. The look in those watery green eyes conveyed the longing of the child to come to me. Even I wanted to take her in my arms once more and shower my love upon her. The mother looked at me with awe. I was amazed and speechless too. Somehow she managed to stop her baby’s tears and then left the place quickly.
I wondered rest of the day what could be the logic behind this strange incident. Why was the child so drawn to me when it was the first time I had met her? Does this mean that I had some alien and unfamiliar bond with this child?


I didn't believe in past life but the episode left me pondering about the verity of the fact that the child could somehow be related to me in my past life.