Thank your Santaclaus :)

25th December 2010, the last Christmas of this fast paced decade.

I know it’s a lil late to write about Christmas now, as we are already in the new decade on the 4th day of the New Year. But as they say, better late than never & for something’s, it’s actually never too late :)

Holi, Diwali, birthdays, weddings all were over by the year end & now it was time for the most awaited last festival of the year 2010..Christmas.
Christmas is the only festival & occasion which is the most closest to any child's heart. Thanks to our dearest cutest loving Santa Claus :) who gives us a chance to make a wish & he would make it true on Christmas.

In our childhood, most of us believed that there actually existed a Santa Claus who would come down on Christmas Eve through the chimney & place our gifts near our Christmas tree. We all believed in this story & for many of us, it did actually come true, thanks to our loving parents who always knew our wishes & knew what we wanted as gifts & made them true. But being kids, we actually believed that Santa Claus visited our homes every Christmas & we always longed to meet Santa Claus & waited the entire year for Christmas. We could only see glimpses of him in cartoons, hoping that one day, we might just get lucky enough to meet him, sit on his lap & tour the world in his cart loaded with gifts ridden by reindeer. 

As we grew up, we realized that it was all our imagination that kept him alive. Such an image & depiction of Santa Claus merely exited in cartoons which are made to please the kids. Never did we give it a thought that there could be a real Santa Claus in our lives in the most unexpected & unprecedented form. When we were kids, our parents were our Santa Claus but we never realized this & now as grown ups, even though we know this fact, never are we grateful to them for being there as our Santa Claus. Seldom do we cherish their presence in our lives as our friend, philosopher, guide, mentor & parents. 

When I see the lil kids on road as beggars or the people who are less fortunate than us or even orphans who might not be even aware of who their parents are, I feel blessed that God gave me the most wonderful parents who are my Santa Claus since the moment I was conceived.

I feel truly gratified by their presence in my life, they do their very best to make my all wishes come true & make me feel the most blessed child on earth. They forgo their own needs & desires for me, just to see a smile on my face; they face all the pains so that I can lead a happy & the most wonderful life. Just like Santa Claus, even our parents expect nothing in return of all the happiness & pleasures they give us. This Christmas, I wanna thank them for all that they have done for me & all the love they showered on me even when I was at my worst with them. For all the times, they forgave me & gave me another chance to improve myself. For all the times they trusted me, laid their faith in me, they let me fly like a bird, to take charge of my life, for all the sleepless nites they had when I was up late nite studying for my exams, for all the times they starved when I was unwell, for the tears that rolled in mumma’s eye on my 1st day of school, for the times they stood outside the exam centers waiting for me to finish up the exam & take me home safely, for all the times they fed me the best food, gave me the best clothes I could ever wear, teaching me nice things, imparting core values in me & making me who I am today !

I do several mistakes, commit errors, at times misunderstand their possessiveness & care & sometimes even hurt them with harsh words.. but they still love me unconditionally despite of everything, forever…

My life couldn't have been better if not for them! They make my each day Christmas for me !

I hope all you guys had a nice & a wonderful Christmas & Santa Claus did make your wishes true… I wish he always does!
But don’t ever let go off the real Santa Claus of your lives & thank them for always being there… yesterday, today & tomorrow! Sometimes, it’s not so late to express your love through words, hugs or just a smile :) 

Merry X’mas !