Wake up call...

I got a biopsy done today. Like most of the people my age I too take my health for granted. This is such a big wake-up call. It scared the shit out of me. It will be a week before the I get the result of the biopsy and I wait anxiously.

As I sat waiting for the doctor to arrive and start the procedure, I started recalling all my unhealthy habits right from childhood to now. Was it happening because I avoid eating green leafy vegetables; because I have a tendency to eat lunch at five-star press conferences and not the healthy khanna I might be carrying from home; was it because I sometimes drink and also hardly ever exercise. I just hope and pray that this is just a wake up call and it is not time to bid adieu to the world....

Many years back, I lost my aunt to cancer. But she was much much older to me when she got it. :(. I didn't realise I was already in that age bracket. Sometimes it takes a happening of this sort to make us aware that our body is perishable.

Somehow the biopsy also made me think of all the things I cherish and that make me happy...here are some of them:

1. Buying a good book and spending the day curled on my bean bag...a hot coffee would just make the day perfect.
2. Going for a long walk in Lodhi Garden or Nehru Park in a winter afternoon.
3. Sleeping curled up with Khushi
4. Khushi running towards me to hug me and tell me about her latest achievements or share some obscure childhood sorrow
5. A call from an old friend...
6. Laughing till I cry...
7. Going through the old pictures
8. Travelling in the mountains when you don't meet anybody on the way for good 15 minutes...
9. Listening to Dev Anand or Kishore Kumar songs
10. Baking a cake or cooking a dish which is appreciated by loved ones

It also made me think of the things I would like to do before I bid adieu but that is the subject of a separate post.