Re -" treat "

Post Diwali I am still on my pre- planned vacation. Travelling to Delhi and then to Chennai and later to Hyderabad from where it all began, has been good till now. On one hand, Jhumpa Lahiri floors me everytime I read one of her books. Her Unaccustomed Earth is the best read I have ever read of most authors. On the other hand, a lot of air travel has had my head swirling.

Well, most of the times, it would be wrong to say that I was on vacation when at the in-laws. There were traditions to be followed, the sari-culture to be followed, guests to be greeted, food and gifts to be given and taken, so Diwali then seems to be a tiring experience.

Back home, as everyone would, I feel relaxed and at peace after such a long time, that I realize that I have been very homesick. Ironically, I do not crave to be with my 'other' half, quite ironically as was the case more than a year ago. Time flies, people change and situations change.

Overall, it has been a good retreat for me or should I say, a retreating of good food, being with Parents and family than anyone or anything else. But, one thought pushes itself through this writing and it is a quote by John Burroughs: - "I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see."