Like a Phoenix ...

Today is "Ash Wednesday", so was thinking for a suitable title. And somehow I had to think of the Phoenix... I remember as a kid I drew a phoenix, a very colorful one.. and I earned quite some praise for it. Since then I have been fascinated by the Phoenix - the bird that dies and rises from the ashes, just to become another glorious bird. This much for the title.

To tell about "Ash Wednesday", it is the first day of Lent(fasting season before Easter) and occurs forty-six days before Easter.Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of repentance.

I wanted to go to attend church service today, and so left office early (i mean 5.30 is early according my standards ;)). I thought I would miss the beginning of the service, but God must have heard this, coz the service started only after I reached the church at 6.30pm. Shobhs also came. The church was really full. To the right of us, there was a young man holding his baby girl. The baby was sleeping initially, but woke up after some time. She started to look around and give a hearty giggly baby laugh towards the kid playing with her. That laughter was so pure, me and Shobs felt so happy on seeing her smile like that. And she'd smile at us too :) Such an innocense and such a love... even to a stranger. I usually don't fall for babies, but this one certainly did it. The father came alone with his baby and held her so caringly like we wished God would hold us like that .... That would be really nice .. to be this small again and not to think or worry....