Taking for “Granted”!

Masha’Allah! Hallelujah!

I detest being Tfg. WTF! YTF!

The first thing taken for granted in our ungrateful lives is God. Next are our unfortunate parents. Last/First are friends.

In my thankless life, I believe “Nothing is for granted”.

But, humanly; I break rules when convenient.

I foremost bank on my dad; he is my pillar of support.

When I ask financially he would say “Am I sitting atop a money mountain?” or “Am I plucking money from trees?”

But, weighing my request after my many Hollahs! Insults! Pleads! He would generally succumb to the fact “My son is in need”. I anticipate the same, yet I do not fail to appreciate him helping me in need, every time.

The difference is of me/us either being thankful or thankless (Taking for Granted!).

Taking for Granted= Tfg.

Godly Tfg-

Oh Lord! Thank You! Hey. You seen God? Heard God? Then, how can you presume God hears you?

Parental Tfg-

My “Adorable Parents!” what sins have they committed to react to my every whimper? They take care of me. I will ensure to take care of them, when they are in need.

Friends Tfg-

Holy! Heard of “Icing on the cake”?

I abhor the Tfg attitude in few of my “close” friends. (Tfg again, but here it is moral)

Tfg- Close friends’ exemplar:

a.     One friend has disappeared off the face of the earth; yet is very much alive; reason for not meeting-up he says “Work Pressure”. It’s been nearly 6+ months.

b.    One friend has this weird notion that close friends need to be in touch with her and never vice-versa.

c.     One friend asks favors and then indulges in an ecstasy of guilt. Duh!

d.    One other friend assumes the ship of a life we sail on and the ripples caused ain’t gonna be disturbed by tragedy. I often hear the quote after her engagement “We are gonna be together” Yawn!!! She makes it a point to call and keep in constant touch for which am very grateful for the company.

On the other hand:

I helped a friend in my ug who is grateful to the T. I feel am on Cloud 9. It ain’t heaping praises on me or bequeathing something but amounts to thankfulness. And I am thankful for such a friend. (Mutual)

I have close friends, but the Best of em’ all is Annamalai. He has been my Best friend from 6^th Std. We ain’t in regular touch from coll, our friends’ stream got diverse; yet we make it a point to converse at intervals. He is in the US of A yet gives me occasional calls. He has just completed MS and Wish him Luck! There might be very less to talk due to the dispersion. In the end what matters is the not Tfg “All is well”.

My other Best friend is Isaac uncle. (Barring the near double age difference) I met Isaac uncle while playing Badminton 10yrs prior. In the Club they ask me where my Big brother is. It is a blessing knowing him and then his lovely and loving family. He talks his heart out! People knowing him will agree point down. Some might even get hysterical.

He has a heart of gold and makes it a point to appreciate/crucify pronto! or at the closest opportunity. He has taken me to Colombo thrice and gave me my first International exposure. Why? Am I helpful? Nah! It is his way of appreciation for my being his friend and my respect, love for him. This is just one example of him being who-he-is- The Best! I Love the Manogaroms!

My third Best friend is Sadiq Ahmed. This Bai of a puny fella whom I met 8yrs ago is now hardly puny and is working hard to become the macho-man of Cinema and awaiting his begum. Allah-Rahim! We are in constant touch and I made it a point to go to his gym in Anna Ngr from Adyar so, I can spend some gossip time.

Friends, this ain’t a “Bear it all blog post”.

The point I wanna make is:

Do not fail to appreciate the value of someone/something every time.

In life nothing is for granted- Can you predict the Future?

Enjoy every moment, I do. (People around me will know)

Ensoy Life!