Today was my father's 50th birthday. To celebrate, we loaded into the car and left the city with Chaplin, our crooked spaniel.
Choosing my favourite moment from today has been difficult. What made me most happy? Was it singing loudly to music in the car? Was it eating salted peanuts on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway? Was it the vada pav we stopped to eat along the way? The picturesque countryside? The quaint, brick house we spent the day in? The simple dal-rice-paapad we shared for lunch? Watching Chaplin jump into every stream and pond along the way? Running with him until I felt like my legs would fall off? Swimming in a river with my family and Chaplin? Hot cups of tea after drying off? Unraveling of birthday presents? Carrom on the balcony? Egrets flying gracefully in the lush greenery? The sunset?
After much thought, I found, looking for the best of all of today's moments is a ridiculous thing to do. How can I grade and rank today's happenings? Today, all of today, made me happy.
Today's photo is one of me swimming alongside Chaplin. Something I haven't done in years. The reason I chose this moment is because it gave me the chance to bond with and love this dog, this brother of mine, the way he deserves to be bonded with and loved. Watching him lose himself in the water, swimming against the current, lapping up the clear water, thoroughly delighted me. Sharing his joy added to both my excitement and his.
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