The moment she entered the compartment of the Borivili bound local, I knew she was the "Decision Maker"her walk, her talk, and the way she held her family in her hold. Ladies, baby and men all happily together.
It was evident from their attire that they were on their way to a function, the hot, humid day in the sweltering, almost melting heat did not deter them from wearing their jewelery, and embroidered sarees.
The Decision Maker(DM) seemed to know who liked which seats, and she alloted each one with her choice of seats. She spoke boldly and brazenly, shouting across passengers and co-passengers faces without, as much as giving a thought to their ear drums.
What fascinated me was her husband who she had in the crook of her little finger, he seemed to be enjoying the responsibility that his better half had taken, and he was viewing, the outside from a sliver that was available to him between passengers.
In the meantime the DM was gearing up in full throttle for her function, she was re-arranging whatever she could of her saree in her seated posture, settling the flowers in her hair, and her jewelery.
She evidently was a grandmother as she asked for the little baby and the daughter in law obediently obliged. They seemed a very content family, seemed very close knit and the men in the family, were all very content with moms ways.
There she was passing the water bottle for all to quench their thirst, and then came the napkin to wipe off the pespiration, oblivious to the fact that there were so many passengers, some of the passengers were helping in passing her equipment around.
The last glimpse I got before I alighted at my stop was one of total bliss, where DM had the little baby safely in her arms, and lulling baby to sleep, leaving the babys parents to have some time together and who seemed to really look forward to their quality time.
I began thinking, when was the last time I saw such a happy family moment ? where the family was happy despite the circumstances they were in ?(the heat, the crowded local, and the cramped up space)
Indeed it is up to us to make a situation the way we want it to be, we do not have to depend on another to make us happy or unhappy, as was evident in this case...
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