What one thing comes to your mind when you have to answer this question – “what are you going to miss someday?” It’s hard, right? The reason is we are so much attached to the things we have gathered throughout our life that it is hard to name one. We spend our days trying to make our life beautiful and perfect. We collect things to make our home look spectacular, we buy new clothes to look good and follow the trend, we get the latest gadgets to add to our comfort but still, we are not satisfied. When the internet is not working properly, we realize our dependency on technology. When water supply or electricity supply is stopped for a couple of hours, we understand how much we need these resources, when our phone dies the minute when we need it badly we, once again, feel handicap. But one thing that is there all the time, and what we never see is our Present. We keep on chasing the future. Let’s start with a role we all are familiar with – being a parent. Yes, that’s easy to understand and narrate isn’t? When my kids were babies, I wished them to talk, walk quickly. But now I miss those days when I could feel their warmth in my lap. I am lucky to enjoy a few of those moments with my son who is 2.5years old. But very soon he will also outgrow this cute stage.

 

This is just a simple example. There are many such examples where we underestimate the value of the current moment. We want to move on to the next step quickly. Today, I am a mom of two. I want my kids to have the maturity to understand things I want from them. I know, I may be unreasonable many times but I try not to raise my bar way too high as I know I am going to miss these days. Since I am living mommy role every day, let me tell you what I don’t like to miss someday,

 

• I don’t want to say no to my daughter if she asks me to sleep in her room occasionally. She is not going to request this in another one or two years.

 

• If my son asks for his favorite pony horse story or wheels on the bus song every time, I don’t say no. Very soon he will be asking me to help with his school homework.

 

• If my daughter asks me to wear my favorite piece of jewelry for a function then I don’t say no. There will be a time when my choice will be an old fashion for her.

 

• If my son asks me to hold him in my lap, I love it. He will be outgrown soon.

 

• When my daughter asks me to come for lunch at her school or want to go out for lunch with me, I try to fulfill her wish. Soon she will be hanging out with her friends.

 

There are many such moments that I experience every day and many more are going to come on my way. What I want to convey through this post is “Simple treasures are life’s true treasures. A smile, a hug, a kiss, or holding hands – these are the true treasures”. Friends, we think that we are working hard to fulfill our family’s needs but sometimes we forget to live in the present moment and miss out on many such moments or call them our true treasures that we will be missing someday. Someday we will regret for not living in that moment them when we actually got a chance to enjoy them. So, just grab them tightly in your fist and don’t let them slip off easily.