Childhood nostalgia

In the rat race of life, the grind of adult life can make us long for childhood again -- a time when there were no worries of the past, present or future. It is a yearning for those bygone days when you see something or a place that holds lots of fond memories. .Though city bred , I always had and still have the heart with fond memories of my beautiful village and everything about it.

In those memories one that I hold close to my heart is the peacock feather and the crab’s eye. Both have been a favorite always for me. It was the belief of a child those days that if you keep a peacock feather in between your book, it will double. I think of that even today when I see a peacock feather anywhere. It was a belief and wishful thinking that made me check  the book often to see if it had doubled.

The crab’s eye was a seed that attracted me where ever I found it. In my ancestral house this creeper was found on the trees and I would always go picking them up, which I still do when I see them. Though it is a rare thing in cities, it is still found in rural areas.  I still feel a child like joy when I see them. It is believed that taking a handful of crab’s eye makes you mischievous.

My childhood memories, both these had great significance. I used to collect them both and am sure, every child really loved it. Such precious things are really missing these days. Childhood memories are those little joys that are pleasing ; they are always associated with some sort of innocent plays and collecting simple things. It may be just a piece of marble, broken bangles or even crabs eye.  I doubt if  a child of modern times  collected such items. Though they look little, they are priceless to those kids belonging to a few decades back.