The importance of non-important things

Every individual's mind is his own, developing and evolving through years... each one has an individual perception of what is important and what's trivial to them. What may seem important to one might be humorous to others and so on..

A recent incident just made me write this post... So read on...

I had this monthly routine visit to the beauty parlor for threading my eyebrows. I went along with a friend of mine, who is almost 3 years younger to me. Here, I have to mention her age because that's why am writing this post. The different games your mind plays as you grow older. I am not saying that my friend has been immature or something, but as I see her, she reminds me of myself some 3-4 years ago.

When I was younger, I was this very short-tempered girl, throwing things even on my dad ( if he didnt put up with his promises on my birthday) and walking off to my college if my mom didn't get my favourite dress pressed on time. Everything was a big issue for me. Everything had to be perfect for me. Nothing less would be approved by "My Highness". I used to get irritated even for the slightest crease on my dress. Or more so, I never liked being reminded by Dad that am spending more time on phones rather than with the books. I was the master of myself. That was my attitude.

Today, as I continue to raise my two little sons, constantly being their master for discipline and behavior, some things hardly matter to me now as they did in the past. Coming back to the beauty parlor visit, the girl accidentally thinned my eyebrows way too much than my normal size. I got a shock as I looked into the mirror. She casually said that she should be told when to stop. I just tipped her and got back to my car. This friend of mine asked me how I could just keep mum and say nothing to that beautician. And then I realized that if the same incident happened to me a couple of years ago, I would have raised a big hue and cry. But now, these things hardly matter to me. No kidding. Laughingly, my dear friend too admitted that it would take a while for her to let go off such things in such an easy manner !!

I mean, I would be lying if I said am not conscious of myself. People who know me will also know my fondness towards my sense of style. I like to be chic, for sure... but it doesn't need to be that perfect as it used to be for me as a teenager. Things can be taken lightly atleast in my case ...that's what I learnt from life.

Today,
--> The more important things which matter to me right now are my kids and family.
--> I am more busy in minding my kids diet than fighting with an unknown girl who accidentally did something to my vanity.
--> I find more bliss in spending an hour at chuck-e-cheese's with the kiddos rather than a quiet candle-light dinner. ( It's not that I've completely turned myself into a saint !! All my occasions are still met out with a dine-out from my hubby dearest , but they don't have to be mandatory.. )
--> I spend so much time with the building up of phonics with my elder son, that they seem to be more important than the programming languages I learnt a few years ago !

And the list goes on.... and yeah, these might seem trivial and humorous to you, but for me the supply of diapers are more important than the recession right now. Of course, after a few years, I might be ashamed to have given less importance to the Mumbai massacre when compared to my son's school programme, but for now, my life is just revolving around these issues which seem important to me right now.

Well, I still do have the temper, but then I reason out immediately and I think it takes some more years to completely let go off the anger in me. Well, don't be surprised if I take a sabbatical from the beauty parlor in a few years too... but for now, must rush for a pedicure and also need to attend my elder one's school program !!! Ciao ....