What Are We Looking At ?

It was a Thursday night.
I was walking back to my rooms. There was a family walking a few paces ahead of me:
husband, wife and their five-year old son walking in between them.

The road ahead was a straight one. It was clear night. A full moon had risen just above the horizon.
It was a beautiful sight. and I was looking at it, mesmerized.
The kid too must have seen it, because he exclaimed," बाबा, तो बघा चांदोबा!!"

The father murmured something, but the mother shouted,'' अरे, नीट खाली बघून चाल रे.... धडपडशील नाहीतर!!"

The kid never once looked up at the sky till they reached their apartment.

I felt a bit sorry for the kid, and a bit angry towards the lady. No doubt, her reprimand had
come out of concern for her child. But in doing so, she had prevented him from savouring one of the beautiful sights in the world.

What would have happened at most? The boy might have stumbled on to something and
might have had a fall. But parents were there to take are of that.


When we keep looking at only at the obstacles in our path,
we often lose sight of our true goal.
But if we are focused on our goals,
there is God with us to care our care.