FF Keeping Khushi Thread 9:Part 90 Page 138 - Page 57

What a family sir ji..???!!! Its too good to be true...!!!!!

Beautiful update.
Loved the Arshi scenes which filled the past three or four updates.

And wish you a very Happy new year Smita!

Originally posted by: rulama

Smita,😊

Here is my interpretation for the Part 85.

Planning carefully, resourcefully with inventiveness, devising and executing the plan and contriving to get consensus is what this update is all about.

In a nutshell EXCOGITATE!

Arnav was getting a huge dining table assembled in their dining room.

Capable of accommodating the Raizadas, NK, Aarti, Amma, Gopi Kakka, Baba, the children in Omkar, Payal's parents, Buaji, Anand Jiju, Di, Anand Jiju's Amma & Buaji, his siters and their families, the babies his family may be fortunate enough to have...

"Small changes can make huge destination differences"

~ Sean Covey, The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens

The thought of having the entire family together at RM gave him immense pleasure. Be it a festival, a wedding anniversary, a birthday or any other function it was going to be a good time. The thought had a smile hovering along his lips... He thought may be it was time to extend his house... have another floor built... give enough space for children to run about...

The smile widened as he felt Khushi's fingers slipping in between his. He turned his head to look at her happy face. He tightened his hold on her fingers, loving the feel of her pressed against his side as both of them looked at the table.

"Having a place to go - is a home. Having someone to love - is a family. Having both - is a blessing" ~ Donna Hedges

"How many children are you planning, Arnavji?", teased Khushi.

"Enough for a football team.", Arnav teased right back.

"He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stands a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure, too" ~ Benjamin Franklin

Khushi looked at him, her eyes wide in shock. But before she could respond, Mamiji came to see what was happening in the dining space.

"Hello Hi Bye Bye, Arnav Bitwaa! Bhat is happening?"

"A new dining table, Mami."

"Oo dining table he kaa? I thought it was a big bedwaa for your, Akash Bitwaa, and NK Bitwaa's children!"

When Aarti came to know that her mother has agreed to make RM her permanent residence,

Aarti was shocked.

"Sometimes, being true to yourself means changing your mind. Self changes, and you follow"

~ Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration

Kamla said, "I don't know why, but they insisted..and Nandkisore said that he would leave his brothers and move ino our house...Khushi was very upset. I am sure his whole family must have been very upset...But they were willing to let him live with us...How could I hurt them, Aarti?"

Aarti nodded.

"Remember that on any world the wind eventually wears away the stone, because the stone can only crumble; the wind can change"

~ A.C. Crispin, Star Trek #39: Time for Yesterday

"I never imagined that they would..", she shook her head in disbelief, feeling all choked. "I thought I would have to shuttle between the two houses."

"The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live" ~ Elbert Hubbard

"Aarti..", Kamla Mishra said, sighing. "I won't ask you to forget the past and move on. I know it is not possible to forget 23 years of torture or Shikha. I won't ask you to forgive your father, because what he did is beyond forgiveness."

"When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about"

~ Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

Aarti nodded, understanding what her mother was getting at.

"But I would like you to be happy here."

Aarti nodded.

"My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there"

~ Charles Kettering

"Don't let your past spoil your future happiness."

Aarti nodded.

"Don't give Mohan Mishra the power to spoil your life even after his death."

"This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy"

~ Susan Polis Schutz

"I won't, Amma.", Aarti promised.

"We are very lucky, Aarti. To get a groom like Nandkisore. To get such a wonderful family'."

Aarti nodded. "I will always value them, Amma. And I will never put you to shame. I promise."

"If you believe you can, you might. If you know you can, you will"

~ Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

Kamla Mishra sighed in relief. If Aarti promised something, it was as good as written in gold.

N.K.came into the room searching for them.

"Amma, Aarti, where are you?"

Making space for himself between the two on the bed he announced that Arnav and the rest were coming along to decide the dates for all the rituals, to herald the wedding festivities.

"Nannav and the others are coming to see you both. We have to fix the dates for the shagun, sagai, mehendi, sangeet, & haldi." He smiled happily, his face bright and cheerful.

"All your life you're yellow. Then one day you brush up against something blue, the barest touch, and voila, the rest of your life you're green"

~ Tess Callahan

The Sunflower!, Aarti thought, looking at his dear face. No, My Sunflower. Aarti smiled slightly.

Kamla caressed his cheek, making his smile brighter.

When the family gathered, Naniji, Mami, Khushiji, and Payalji joined Amma on the bed.

"Kamlaji, we need to fix the dates for the pre-wedding functions. NK Bitwaa's parents will get here only for the wedding.", said Naniji, smiling.

"Ji.", smiled Kamla.

"All our family members will be coming for dinner tonight. Shall we discuss the dates with them, and fix them?"

Kamla & Aarti agreed.

"The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it" ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dinner was a riot. Buaji, Payal's parents, Baba, Gopi Kakka, Kamla, Naniji, Mamaji & Mamiji, Arnav, Khushi, Akash, Payal, NK, Anand, Anjali, all gathered around the new dining table, laughing at Arnav's plans for a big family.

Khushi blushed till she could blush no more. Arnav held her hand under the dining table, pressing her fingers.

"What greater blessing to give thanks for at a family gathering than the family and the gathering" ~Robert Brault

"Saasumma, laagat he, hamre Arnav Bitwaa plans to keep Khushi Bitiyaa bijji (busy) for the next few years.", Mami said.

"Acha he, Nandkisore!", Buaji said. "Lots of kanhaiyyas and radhas running around the house!" She pinched Khushi's chin. "And it is not just Khushi Bitiyaa. Payaliyaa and Aarti Bitiyaa will also help to fill the house with children. And Anjali Bitiyaa won't be far behind, Nandkisore!"

"Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future" ~ Gail Lumet Buckley

Payal, Anjali, and Aarti flushed. Akash & Anand blushed, but NK had no such problems.

"I promise, Buaji! I will try my best to give you lots of Radhas and Nandkisores."

"I am having so much trouble with one NK.., imagine a house full of them..?", Arnav muttered, smiling, to Akash, who hid his smile.

"The family... that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to" ~Dodie Smith

"You can give us lots of Radhas and Nandkisores, but you must teach them good Hindi, not ghatiyaa Hindi like yours.", teased Buaji.

"Haan, his Kidney Hindi is hajjardous (hazardous) to his health. And ours.", agreed Mamiji, laughing.

After dinner they began discussing the dates of all the rituals with just a week remaining for the wedding!

Mami laughed. "Bhy borry (worry) when Raijjadas are here? We can do shagun, sagai, mehendi, sangeet, haldi, & shaadi together, and move on straight to Suhaag Raat, Hello Hi Bye Bye! That is our new phasionwaa (fashion)!"

Mami's remark evoked the memory of NK telling Aarti that his Maasi would kidnap her, get her married to him, and stand outside his bedroom door on their suhaag raat to dissuade intruders if she knew of his desire to marry Aarti. With a smile she looked at NK and realized the same thoughts had flashed in his mind too!

"Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family" ~Anthony Brandt

"Shall we have the shagun and sagai tomorrow?", asked Nani, looking at Kamla & Baba.

Both nodded, smiling.

"Haan, Sasumma, let's have them tomorrow. But bhere (where)?"

"Shall we have it here in RM?", asked Arnav, looking at Amma & Gopi Kakka. "Then Amma & Aarti won't have to travel."

All nodded, smiling.

"A smile is the only infectious affliction everyone is encouraged to spread" ~ Omar Kiam

In this update we see Arnav Singh Raizada is a step ahead of the rest! He is planning for the future. Being the Custodian of the Raizada family like a true leader he is forseeing things! His vision is to have his Parivaar always close together.

"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world" ~ Oscar Wilde

Thinking ahead of the time when the gathering takes place, taking into consideration of the comfort of all, he gets a huge dining table assembled. Though it evokes lots of comments in jest, he is happy about it. Not long ago, before Kushi came into their lives it was a silent house, filled with lots of unhappiness. He is not ready to let go of this change due to her presence! He wants to maintain it and works for it.

He has carefully planned not only for the present, but keeping in mind about the future too. Being a shrewd businessman, he knows how to do things without wasting his time on repetition of work!

Even for the coming wedding in the family he proposes initial rituals to be conducted at RM itself, for the comfort of Aarti and her mother who are recuperating.

Hence he has planned carefully, resourcefully with inventiveness, devising it and executing it and contriving it with the consensus of all.

EXCOGITATE!

That's it from me. Hope you like it.

...Faith makes things possible,

...Hope makes things work,

...Love makes things beautiful.

...May you have all the three this year!

...WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR...

How can you give us such wonderful descriptions about the updates Rashmi,
I'm hypnotized by the interpretation you have given here.

And wish you a very Happy New Year Rashmi darling!

This FF gives me the feeling of "Hum Saath Saath Hain" One big happy family and Weddings...

The chapter was amazing.. The girls falling prey to teasing... ☺️ Waiting for the wedding...

Originally posted by: PyaariGia

LOVED THIS UPDATE!!

I'm extremely happy that Aarti is letting go of her horrible past and moving on. She will no longer be alone. Every step of the way she has her wonderful husband and in laws to help her. If she falls, they will pick her right up, wipe her tears and carry her to safety.

One can only dream of having such loving inlaws!!!

So happy that they went and searched for her, so persistent to find out her whereabouts and conditions. Shows just how much they care.

One thing, I find it sooo weird to have Manorama be so kind and loving. I'm glad you still kept the humour of her character, but it's very weird ( in a soothing and cute way) to have Manorama be cho chweet, complimentign everybody all the time. ( EVEN if her compliments always go back to "oh of course, he/she is just like their mamijii"😆😆😆)

BTW I have a very special message from KKGSR:

FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE THE SPECIAL TALENT OF LIP READING KHUSHI JEE HAS ASKED

"YOU UPDATE SOON NA"

Surely, you cannot deny the request of our sweet Khushi!!! 😳😳😳

Your Khushi is scaring me!!!!😆

Will give the next update on Wed. Promise.😉

Arnav was really cute ,making that big Dining table and planning for a big family.So one by one all the functions are getting started now...

Originally posted by: rulama

Smita,😊

Here is my interpretation for the Part 85.

Planning carefully, resourcefully with inventiveness, devising and executing the plan and contriving to get consensus is what this update is all about.

In a nutshell EXCOGITATE!

Arnav was getting a huge dining table assembled in their dining room.

Capable of accommodating the Raizadas, NK, Aarti, Amma, Gopi Kakka, Baba, the children in Omkar, Payal's parents, Buaji, Anand Jiju, Di, Anand Jiju's Amma & Buaji, his siters and their families, the babies his family may be fortunate enough to have...

"Small changes can make huge destination differences"

~ Sean Covey, The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens

The thought of having the entire family together at RM gave him immense pleasure. Be it a festival, a wedding anniversary, a birthday or any other function it was going to be a good time. The thought had a smile hovering along his lips... He thought may be it was time to extend his house... have another floor built... give enough space for children to run about...

The smile widened as he felt Khushi's fingers slipping in between his. He turned his head to look at her happy face. He tightened his hold on her fingers, loving the feel of her pressed against his side as both of them looked at the table.

"Having a place to go - is a home. Having someone to love - is a family. Having both - is a blessing" ~ Donna Hedges

"How many children are you planning, Arnavji?", teased Khushi.

"Enough for a football team.", Arnav teased right back.

"He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stands a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure, too" ~ Benjamin Franklin

Khushi looked at him, her eyes wide in shock. But before she could respond, Mamiji came to see what was happening in the dining space.

"Hello Hi Bye Bye, Arnav Bitwaa! Bhat is happening?"

"A new dining table, Mami."

"Oo dining table he kaa? I thought it was a big bedwaa for your, Akash Bitwaa, and NK Bitwaa's children!"

When Aarti came to know that her mother has agreed to make RM her permanent residence,

Aarti was shocked.

"Sometimes, being true to yourself means changing your mind. Self changes, and you follow"

~ Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration

Kamla said, "I don't know why, but they insisted..and Nandkisore said that he would leave his brothers and move ino our house...Khushi was very upset. I am sure his whole family must have been very upset...But they were willing to let him live with us...How could I hurt them, Aarti?"

Aarti nodded.

"Remember that on any world the wind eventually wears away the stone, because the stone can only crumble; the wind can change"

~ A.C. Crispin, Star Trek #39: Time for Yesterday

"I never imagined that they would..", she shook her head in disbelief, feeling all choked. "I thought I would have to shuttle between the two houses."

"The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live" ~ Elbert Hubbard

"Aarti..", Kamla Mishra said, sighing. "I won't ask you to forget the past and move on. I know it is not possible to forget 23 years of torture or Shikha. I won't ask you to forgive your father, because what he did is beyond forgiveness."

"When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about"

~ Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

Aarti nodded, understanding what her mother was getting at.

"But I would like you to be happy here."

Aarti nodded.

"My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there"

~ Charles Kettering

"Don't let your past spoil your future happiness."

Aarti nodded.

"Don't give Mohan Mishra the power to spoil your life even after his death."

"This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy"

~ Susan Polis Schutz

"I won't, Amma.", Aarti promised.

"We are very lucky, Aarti. To get a groom like Nandkisore. To get such a wonderful family'."

Aarti nodded. "I will always value them, Amma. And I will never put you to shame. I promise."

"If you believe you can, you might. If you know you can, you will"

~ Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

Kamla Mishra sighed in relief. If Aarti promised something, it was as good as written in gold.

N.K.came into the room searching for them.

"Amma, Aarti, where are you?"

Making space for himself between the two on the bed he announced that Arnav and the rest were coming along to decide the dates for all the rituals, to herald the wedding festivities.

"Nannav and the others are coming to see you both. We have to fix the dates for the shagun, sagai, mehendi, sangeet, & haldi." He smiled happily, his face bright and cheerful.

"All your life you're yellow. Then one day you brush up against something blue, the barest touch, and voila, the rest of your life you're green"

~ Tess Callahan

The Sunflower!, Aarti thought, looking at his dear face. No, My Sunflower. Aarti smiled slightly.

Kamla caressed his cheek, making his smile brighter.

When the family gathered, Naniji, Mami, Khushiji, and Payalji joined Amma on the bed.

"Kamlaji, we need to fix the dates for the pre-wedding functions. NK Bitwaa's parents will get here only for the wedding.", said Naniji, smiling.

"Ji.", smiled Kamla.

"All our family members will be coming for dinner tonight. Shall we discuss the dates with them, and fix them?"

Kamla & Aarti agreed.

"The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it" ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dinner was a riot. Buaji, Payal's parents, Baba, Gopi Kakka, Kamla, Naniji, Mamaji & Mamiji, Arnav, Khushi, Akash, Payal, NK, Anand, Anjali, all gathered around the new dining table, laughing at Arnav's plans for a big family.

Khushi blushed till she could blush no more. Arnav held her hand under the dining table, pressing her fingers.

"What greater blessing to give thanks for at a family gathering than the family and the gathering" ~Robert Brault

"Saasumma, laagat he, hamre Arnav Bitwaa plans to keep Khushi Bitiyaa bijji (busy) for the next few years.", Mami said.

"Acha he, Nandkisore!", Buaji said. "Lots of kanhaiyyas and radhas running around the house!" She pinched Khushi's chin. "And it is not just Khushi Bitiyaa. Payaliyaa and Aarti Bitiyaa will also help to fill the house with children. And Anjali Bitiyaa won't be far behind, Nandkisore!"

"Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future" ~ Gail Lumet Buckley

Payal, Anjali, and Aarti flushed. Akash & Anand blushed, but NK had no such problems.

"I promise, Buaji! I will try my best to give you lots of Radhas and Nandkisores."

"I am having so much trouble with one NK.., imagine a house full of them..?", Arnav muttered, smiling, to Akash, who hid his smile.

"The family... that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to" ~Dodie Smith

"You can give us lots of Radhas and Nandkisores, but you must teach them good Hindi, not ghatiyaa Hindi like yours.", teased Buaji.

"Haan, his Kidney Hindi is hajjardous (hazardous) to his health. And ours.", agreed Mamiji, laughing.

After dinner they began discussing the dates of all the rituals with just a week remaining for the wedding!

Mami laughed. "Bhy borry (worry) when Raijjadas are here? We can do shagun, sagai, mehendi, sangeet, haldi, & shaadi together, and move on straight to Suhaag Raat, Hello Hi Bye Bye! That is our new phasionwaa (fashion)!"

Mami's remark evoked the memory of NK telling Aarti that his Maasi would kidnap her, get her married to him, and stand outside his bedroom door on their suhaag raat to dissuade intruders if she knew of his desire to marry Aarti. With a smile she looked at NK and realized the same thoughts had flashed in his mind too!

"Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family" ~Anthony Brandt

"Shall we have the shagun and sagai tomorrow?", asked Nani, looking at Kamla & Baba.

Both nodded, smiling.

"Haan, Sasumma, let's have them tomorrow. But bhere (where)?"

"Shall we have it here in RM?", asked Arnav, looking at Amma & Gopi Kakka. "Then Amma & Aarti won't have to travel."

All nodded, smiling.

"A smile is the only infectious affliction everyone is encouraged to spread" ~ Omar Kiam

In this update we see Arnav Singh Raizada is a step ahead of the rest! He is planning for the future. Being the Custodian of the Raizada family like a true leader he is forseeing things! His vision is to have his Parivaar always close together.

"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world" ~ Oscar Wilde

Thinking ahead of the time when the gathering takes place, taking into consideration of the comfort of all, he gets a huge dining table assembled. Though it evokes lots of comments in jest, he is happy about it. Not long ago, before Kushi came into their lives it was a silent house, filled with lots of unhappiness. He is not ready to let go of this change due to her presence! He wants to maintain it and works for it.

He has carefully planned not only for the present, but keeping in mind about the future too. Being a shrewd businessman, he knows how to do things without wasting his time on repetition of work!

Even for the coming wedding in the family he proposes initial rituals to be conducted at RM itself, for the comfort of Aarti and her mother who are recuperating.

Hence he has planned carefully, resourcefully with inventiveness, devising it and executing it and contriving it with the consensus of all.

EXCOGITATE!

That's it from me. Hope you like it.

...Faith makes things possible,

...Hope makes things work,

...Love makes things beautiful.

...May you have all the three this year!

...WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR...

Happy New Year...:)