COLOURED GLASSES

After a really long period of assurances, I had finally arrived at Sulbha’s home. Her baby all grown up.My friend  was upset that I took a year to see  her  daughter Ria since her birth.

Chatting, eating, gossiping and watching the baby play was a refreshing change, to my impossibly crammed schedule.

 But what the child was doing now was unlike her happy demeanor since my arrival.

She had put on her red glasses and was crying incessantly. She was fretting about the changed colour of her favourite doll and her toys. Sulbha was reasoning with her that,it was due to her coloured glasses, but the kid refused to remove her glasses and wanted all  her things to look as earlier and that too without taking her coloured glasses off. 

My amusement was fast wearing off and I found myself getting restless. It lasted a little longer till I diverted her with a chocolate. She was later made to understand ...by my friend how it works. Ria was elated to understand the concept that things appear different through the coloured glasses. Pure bliss reflected on her angelic face!  

As I sit at my office guiding people to better their achievements.I realise so many times even as adults we have our coloured glasses (perspective/notions /perceptions )on, which we just refuse to part with and then we want  to see people, objects or senarios  differently by holding on to our preconceived/fixed mind set .

Unfortunately in many cases -a diversion like a chocolate in case of Ria, also does not help.

Next time -when you look at things, do take time to ensure that you have taken your glasses off.