Heavens Will Not Fall

Dearest Dad,

It's been a little over 2 months that you are gone. The heart keeps on aching every time the worldly distractions fail, which happens often. In the last 2 months, family and I have been going through a roller coaster of emotions without you. Just last week Mom misplaced the keys for the house and was upset. I reminded her what you would have said with a smile - "Relax, we'll get another one. Heavens have not fallen." And then I discovered a swollen blood vessel in my leg and had to get an MRI. As I approached the results' lab with trepidation, I remembered what you would have said with a reassuring smile - "Relax, nothing will happen. Even if there's a problem, it'll be treated and things will be fine. Heavens have not fallen." With your leaving Heavens HAVE fallen Papa! but I would be failing you if I believed that. Coz you are with me every moment to love, guide and reassure. The truth is that Heavens may not have fallen but they are no longer at the same place, they're someplace much farther away now. I wrote a line long back that you had loved. Little did I know that I would be saying it for myself one day

बचपन नहीं खोता बड़े हो जाने से
बचपन खोता है बड़ों के जाने से
मखमल से न मिलाओ माँ का आँचल
कुछ तो फ़र्क़ समझो होने और ना होने में

Here's sending a loving Hi to you in the heavens