The other day I was observing my niece Aanya. She is
too mischievous for her age. At the age of just 1.5 years she can
play tricks on you and you will be amazed that you fall in her trap. Here is
what she did that day...
Aanya and my father were playing. Normally she would not go to him
easily unless she gets something specific. This time she wanted his medicine
box to play with but my father was reluctant to give it to her, so, he lifted
the box high. She started tapping his thighs and shouting in her way asking to
give her the box but my father was adamant that she do not get it.
So, he stretched his hand to right with box and she straight away went towards
it. While she was moving towards his right, he stretched his hand towards left
with the box and she immediately started moving towards his left. This activity
was repeated several times, moving the box towards left and then towards right
and Aanya also moving towards her right and then left. This went on for 5
min and then my father stretched empty hand towards left while box in his other
hand. But Aanya's goal was box so this time she was unmoved and went towards
box.
After several attempts still she was unsuccessful. So, she
quit and came to me and started playing with
me. At times most of us also quit after struggling a bit and she was also not
an exception. But she only
quit for a moment and all this time the box was going in her mind. During the period she was engaged with
me, one of her part was attached with the box and one part observing my father
and one part associated with me. By this time my father has left the box free
and got busy in watching television. Aanya just made her free from me and
quietly went towards box, grabbed it and ran out from the room, so that no one
can take it back.
I have
completed quarter of my life with 2 years of experience and tried to come out
of same situations where I initiate a task and leave it when victory is at next
step and always regret that decision to quit. But Aanya taught me to quit for a
moment but do not quit your goal and wait for the right time and reach out your
goal and run away with your victory far from those who were stopping you to
reach there or they will take it back.
