Acknowledgement is new Appreciation!!!
Gone are the days when people use to come and hug you, clap
for you, throw a party or at least give you a call to appreciate your gesture. I still remember when I wrote my first song
for a girl.
I wrote it in the night on my roof top. Next morning I
called her and asked to meet at the beautiful ‘Shahpura lake’. We met when it
was cold yet sunny. I gave the diary in which I wrote it. Yes that is correct
back than I could not afford a laptop to write a song and even if I could I
cannot risk bringing it out of my house. Anyway I gave it to her and she took a
read. A small drop slipped down her cheeks and fell into the page of diary. She
looked at me and gave me a hug. I still remember the warmth of the hug, I still
remember the day.
Next time when I wrote a poem for my parents they got it painted
is a beautiful velvet cloth and got it pasted on the back of the stage on their
25th Anniversary. It was embarrassing back than but I still remember
my mom telling it to everyone in the party. She was more excited about the poem
written by her son then her accomplishment of 25 years of successful marriage. Most
of the uncles gave me a pat on back and said ‘Good Job Beta’.
I wrote another one for my friend, my best pal in college
and I was asked to sing it on stage in our college farewell. At the end the
mike got turned off because of “technical issues” or so they said. I know
someone was getting irritated with my voice. I wish I could just translate my
words in a beautiful voice.
Cut 2, 8 years later
The life has changed and laptops, mobile, Facebook, blogging
sites and what not have come in the life. Now I write and send a mail to myself
to keep a copy, or keep it in google drive, or in a post. Somehow it is hard to
manage with technology in some way. When I think I have written something for
someone I send them and all I get back is an acknowledgement, few are different
but mostly it is just an acknowledgement. I don’t judge them, I do it to. When someone
takes a beautiful picture, spend time and edit it and post of Facebook, all I
do is click ‘like’ or write a comment “Great Click dude”.
I use to feel bad that no one even take time out to write
something well in comments, giving a call is far from thoughts now. I remember
one of my dear friends gave me a call to appreciate after he read my book and
it felt awesome. Well the time has really changed and I have accepted it that “Acknowledgement
is new Appreciation”.
Now I get happy just by looking at how many have ‘Seen’ it
not even clicked like on Facebook. Or how many have viewed on youtube vs how
many commented it or liked it. Having said that I do miss the past methods, I
would try harder to follow what we use to do in the past and take some time out
for my friends to wish them and appreciate them.
Thanks, for taking time to read it as this acknowledges your
appreciation. J
