Keeping Khushi Thread 11 Part 111 Page 135 - Page 65

Part 109 was awesome!!Arnav was right about what he said:)

That was amazing.. ❤️

Loved it.. Khushi and Baba's voice weaves magic..

Smita,😊

Here is the interpretation for Part 109.

In this update we see the caring side of the family. Hence it is CARE.

"The closest thing to being cared for is to care for someone else." ~ Carson McCullers, The Square Root of Wonderful

The ladies hugged Khushi and the children and congratulated Baba. Arnav stood by his wife, her hand in his, smiling to see his family and friends pour their love and blessings over her, Chotu, Simi, & Akansha. He looked at Baba's smiling face with pride.

"Those who have the ability to be grateful are the ones who have the ability to achieve greatness."

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

It was time to go home.

The guests started leaving reluctantly, one by one, after wishing Aarti & NK a long and happy married life. The newly-wedded couple smiled and thanked everyone.

Finally they all drove home.

"NK Bhai, Aartiji, please wait in the living room while we get your room ready!", Anjali smiled.

"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet"

~ Aristotle

Anjali, Payal, & Khushi went to NK's room where HP had stored the flowers and the candles.

"It won't take long, NK Bhai.", Akash comforted an NK who was stealing glances at his watch.

"But the waiting time my brothers, is the hardest of all" ~ Sarah Doudney

Aarti hid her smile.

Arnav turned away, apparently to check his messages, a small smile on his lips. Anand looked at the ceiling with great attention, biting his lip.

Buaji & Mami began teasing NK.

"Hai Re Nandkisore, look at his impatience! Kyon Bitwaa, are you catching a train to someplace?"

"Time felt slower when we do nothing but wait" ~ Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

"Train naahin, phlight (flight)! If he doesn't get there on time, the phlight (flight) will phly (fly) out through the window, Hello Hi Bye Bye!"

"Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting"

All laughed at NK.

"See how they are teasing me, Amma.", NK complained to Aarti's mother. He came to sit at her feet, leaning against her legs, playing with his turban in his hand.

"Sometimes no matter how much you want the things to happen all you can do is wait"

Amma comforted him, "There..there'", patting him on his head.

"Adopt the pace of nature;

her secret is patience"

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Anjali, Payal, & Khushi looked at NK's bed in shock.

There was a huge pile of clothes on the bed. Apparently the dulha had misplaced his wedding sherwani & had dug through the mess in his cupboard to find it! They sighed.

"Excuse the mess, but we live here"~ Roseanne Barr

The ladies cleared the bed of the many sherwanis & kurtas that NK had pulled out of his wardrobe that evening. Payal opened the wardrobe to hang them in their rightful places. She gasped.

"This boy! He hasn't even made space for Aartiji's clothes!", she exclaimed.

"This NK Bhai bhi na!", Anjali sighed.

Khushi smiled. "It wouldn't have struck him that Aartiji would be accompanied by her belongings!!!"

His three sisters sorted out his cupboard, laughing at the toy aeroplane and the collection of books of jokes among his clothes... CDs... laptop...There was even a half-eaten bag of chips hidden under a shirt...

"You must admit I have a right to live in a pigsty if I want" ~ Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle

Arnav looked at Akash & Anand Jiju, and then up the stairs. Why were the ladies taking so long? Was something wrong?

He looked at his family. They were discussing the wedding & the concert, all smiles. He motioned to Akash & Anand Jiju to accompany him up.

"For a while" is a phrase whose length can't be measured. At least by the person who's waiting"

~ Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun

Slowly, they made their way up the stairs.

They peeped into NK's room to see Anjali, Payal, & Khushi taking the strings of flowers from the cover.

"Kya hua? Do you need any help?", asked Anand, smiling.

"Yes!", exclaimed the ladies, smiling in relief.

"Helping others is the secret sauce to a happy life"

~ Todd Stocker, Refined

"Why the delay?", Arnav asked Khushi.

Khushi whispered in his ear, leaning against his hard warmth, "NK Bhai forgot that he has to share his room with Aartiji from tonight."

Arnav frowned.

"He planned only the suhaag raat, not space for her clothes & jewels."

Arnav chuckled, pulling her closer to his side.

"It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him"

~ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

The men helped the ladies hang the curtain of flowers over the bed, while the ladies covered the bedspread with rose petals & jasmine flowers. Anjali went around lighting sweet-smelling candles.

Finally, all stood looking at the beautifully decorated and fragrant room, lit only by the candles and the fairy lights hanging from the trees.

"Our ability to perceive quality in nature begins, as in art, with the pretty. It expands through successive stages of the beautiful to values as yet uncaptured by language" ~ Aldo Leopold

"This is beautiful, isn't it?", Anjali asked.

Anand nodded, smiling at her.

"It looks like something out of a dream!", Payal whispered, lost in the play of lights & shadows.

Arnav whispered to Akash & Anand Jiju, "I hope NK does not make it a nightmare for Aarti!"

Akash & Anand chuckled.

"NK Bhai & Aartiji will like it, I am sure!", Khushi smiled, looking at the decorations.

"It is the time you have spent for your rose that makes your rose so important"

~ Antoine de Saint-Exupry, The Little Prince

"Like what?", Arnav asked her softly.

"The decorations... the flowers... the lights... the candles... the fruits...", innocent Khushi said, looking into his evil, hot eyes.

"Do you really think your NK Bhai is going to notice all these?", he asked, a smirk twisting his lips.

Anand & Akash looked elsewhere, trying very hard not to laugh. Payal & Anjali frowned at Arnav.

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it"

~ Confucius

Khushi turned to look at the floral canopy over the bed. "How can he miss it?", she asked.

Arnav sighed. With a smile of pity on his face, he said, "Do you really think bridegrooms waste their time looking at the roses & the lilies, the lights & the smoke from the candles on their suhaag raat?"

"Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture your heart" ~ Native American saying

Khushi looked at him, silent, a slight flush on her face. His eyes reminded her of their suhaag raat...

"Your NK Bhai will see only his Aarti, and your Aartiji will see only her Sunflower. Bas.", Arnav said softly.

Akash & Anand nodded.

Khushi, Payal, & Anjali blushed.

"Such a blush

In the midst of brown was born,

Like red poppies grown with corn"

~ Thomas Hood

This update begins with the ladies hugging Khushi and the children and congratulating Baba, on the impromptu present delivered, enthralling all with their rendition. Arnav and Baba were proud and filled with happiness.

When it was time to leave, Aarti and NK thanked all those who came to wish them with a radiant smile on their face. When they reached home, Anjali requested NK and Aarti to wait in their living room as she, Khushi and Payal rushed upto NK's room to decorate it with flowers and candles.

NK who wanted to be with Aarti alone was impatient.

"Impatient men are generous ones. Or haven't you learned that by now?"

~ Megan Chance, The Spiritualist

Seeing him waiting impatiently made Akash console him saying that it wont be long to get what he wanted.

"Patience is not passive waiting. Patience is active acceptance of the process required to attain your goals and dreams" ~ Ray Davis

This remark made people around struggle not to twitch. Aarti hid a smile, Arnav turned around to check messages with a ghost of a smile on his lips, Anand looked up and studied the ceiling with great interest. Mami and Buaji who had no such qualms as to assuage NK and who were always outspoken began teasing NK.

"Hai Re Nandkisore, look at his impatience! Kyon Bitwaa, are you catching a train to someplace?"

"Train naahin, phlight (flight)! If he doesn't get there on time, the phlight (flight) will phly (fly) out through the window, Hello Hi Bye Bye!"

"Life is all about timing... the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable... attainable. Have the patience, wait it out It's all about timing" ~ Stacey Charter

NK became the butt of their jokes. NK who was eagerly waiting for his time with Aarti complained to Kamala about them teasing him. She comforted him patting his head.

When Anjali, Khushi and Payal entered NK's bedroom it was in a mess. There was a huge pile of clothes on bed indicating NK's search for missing wedding sherwani. Sighing at the mess they started to tackle it and cleared the bed. When Payal went to stack the folded clothes in the cupboard she was in for a surprise! He had not made place for Aarti's clothes! Hearing that Anjali sighed! Khushi smiled and said that it wouldn't even have struck him as to having Aarti in his life meant he had to make space for her in his cupboard too! They soon sorted it out. To their amusement they found,

the toy aeroplane and the collection of books of jokes among his clothes... CDs... laptop... There was even a half-eaten bag of chips hidden under a shirt...

While rest of the family were discussing the concert, spouses of these three ladies who were waiting for them to come down soon, came there in search of them to find out as to what was it that was taking them so long! They peeped in to see the ladies just starting to decorate the room. Their offer of help were graciously welcomed.

When Arnav asked Khushi why there is so much of delay she informed him the state in which the room was in and it looked as though NK had forgotten that he had to share the room with Aarti. Her saying it looked like he thought only of Suhaag raat and not space for her things evoked a chuckle from him, making him hug her. With the help of the men, the room was decorated. When the ladies feeling happy with their work, commented that it was beautifully done, all agreed. When Payal commented that it was like a dreamland, Arnav whispered to Anand and Akash that hope NK doesn't make it a bad experience to Aarti with his fervor evoking a chuckle from them. Khushi said that she was sure both NK and Aarti would love these decorations. Hearing her, Arnav asked her does she think so? When she said that of course how can they miss it, laughing at her innocence, he told her patiently that, both bride and the groom would have eyes only for one another and will not even be aware of their surroundings! This reminded the ladies of their own first night and had their cheeks tinged with red!

Through out the update we see how the family fares. In the beginning we see them congratulating Khushi, Baba and the kids. They care about their success and are proud of their achievement.

Then we see Anjali, Khushi and Payal rushing off to decorate NK's room. They care enough to facilitate NK and Aarti, a memorable night!

We see Akash telling NK to have patience as the girls were decorating. Akash cared enough to placate NK's fragged nerves.

We see Buaji and Mami ribbing NK at his impatience. They care about him as to make him pass the time happily. Amma cares about her Sonshine enough to soothe his nerves.

We see Anjali, Khushi and Payal sorting out and cleaning the mess created by NK in his room and making space for Aarti's things in his cupboard. They care for both of them to start their life together with the right footing.

We see all the three, Arnav, Anand and Akash helping the ladies to decorate. They care not only their wives but also Aarti and NK.

"The master of the garden is the one who waters it, trims the branches, plants the seeds, and pulls the weeds. If you merely stroll through the garden, you are but an acolyte"~ Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration

From the final comment of Arnav it is obvious that while he is enlightening the ladies on how the bride and the groom would be only aware of each other and would be admiring only each other, not their surrounding, he cared enough to give the much awaited time to NK. He was gently hinting them to stop admiring their work and get out of the place. In his subtle way, he reminded all the three, Khushi, Payal and Anjali of their first night and let NK and Aarti have theirs.

"The right mixture of caring and not caring - I suppose that's what love is." ~ James Hilton, Nothing So Strange

That's why I call it CARE.

That's it from me. Hope you enjoy it!

Res

Its soo good to read the update again & again... 👏 ... Its soo good.. ⭐️ ...Smithaaa...
I was imagining akash comforting NK, arnav turning away with mobile, anand looking in d ceiling with great attention... That was soo funny 😆 ...
NK- amma bond is soo nice... It was good to see NK taking amma's comfort to escape from teasings... 😊 ...
NK is really a kid still... In some aspects... Arathi coming to his life is gonna make him mature more... I think...
But always love that kiddish side of NK... 😊 ...
Arnav is feeling pity to his wife's thoughts... 😆 😉 ...When He asked them whether they think NK is going waste his time looking at roses, lillies, smoke from candles... 😳 ...i was laughing like anything... 🤣 ... That dialoque was superb yaar...
Waiting for next update ... Smitha dear...

Hi rashmi... Will u put d interpretation nw???...


Nw u have... Thanks rashmi... 😊 ...
That was nice... 👏 ...
You have well described about patience through ur quotes...

I like quotes by stacey charter on life&timming , by Ray davis on patience the most...
My fav was " certain things catch our eyes, but pursue only those that capture heart."

Gosh loved this update Arhi nok jhok romantic

Fabulous!!!

A very adorable update Smita..

Loved the update...