Life Unscripted

There are many moments in life that change our perspectives and the person we are. Growing old is not about the number, but the experiences and such moments. As I inch towards turning 40, I also complete a decade of loss of Baba. It was on this date 10 years back when he decided to just leave.  Life and death are for real. This has been my life lesson. At 30, losing a parent in a blinking moment din't at all seem real. I had spoken to him that morning, as a routine. As I was rushing to punch in to my office on time, he was narrating his peaceful and relaxing morning moments with his newspaper and tea. I had told him, how desperately I was waiting for my retirement. Those last minutes I spoke to him remain so vivid in my minds, that his physical non-existence still feels unbelievable. the next moment I heard about him was from a stranger calling from his number to tell me that he has met with an accident. Since that moment I have been fighting to believe that there is thin line betw...