Epiphany

Sometimes it just helps to break away from the routine, even if for a little bit. It just gives you a fresh perspective on things. I spent the last few weeks visiting family in India. I came back with an entirely new outlook on most things. But it was all a bit of a haze, I could not put my finger on what was different. Till one day this week when I was out in our garden with M and J, trying to mow our lawn. That is another very interesting story, but like I said, it was at that moment that I had an epiphany. And it all became crystal clear.

Epiphany

I was in the garden mowing the lawn
When a thought popped into my head
I have not all the money in the world
But I still sleep easy in my bed.

So my house is not a mansion
Not immaculate and pristine
But I have my patch of garden
And my comfy chair to doze in.

So there will always be chaos

The kitchen never sparkling clean

Piles of laundry, spots on the floor,

Life still has quite a sheen.

So there will always be worries
Has the roof sprung a leak?
But I have my home and hearth,
The future can't be that bleak.

So I don't wait in first-class lounges
And drive only a battered old car
But I like to count my blessings,
I have a lot to be thankful for.

So J has his tears and tantrums

And M has his newfound DIY skills

My temper and my mood swings,

What's life without a few thrills?

So there will never be enough time
To get all my work properly done
But this moment just about to pass
Once gone never shall return.