"चला जा ग्रीटिंग चमकते चमकते
मेरी सहेली को कहना नमस्ते नमस्ते"
This is the message I received from one of
my friends on WhatsApp four days ago. 😃 He probably had sent this as a
matter of fun and it literally made me LOL. Then it reminded me of days
when we used to do such things. Being a 90s kid, I have experienced the
Greeting- Card era. Born in the age of landline phones, we had no
convenience of sending a SMS or a WhatsApp Message. We had no easy
access to Internet and sending greetings on email was rather a luxurious
thing. Basically, expression of love & affection towards each other
was not a matter of mere 'CLICK'. It used to take an effort of saving
our pocket money, going to shops either to purchase ready-made Greeting-
Cards or to purchase raw material to create a handmade Greeting- Card.
We had an option to show more creativity by writing poetry or rhymes.
The message I received from my friend, which made me write this post is
that kind of rhyme. I remember the first New Year Greeting Card I had
received when I was in second standard. Although it was a ready made
card, she had shown her love by drawing a candle on the middle page. She
also had written a rhyme:-
"ONE GLASS WATER, ONE GLASS BEER,
OH MY DEAR, HAPPY NEW YEAR... " 😂
I have no idea, it was her original or she had copied it from somewhere else, it was exhilarating 😍
and I must salute the creator of this rhyme. Hats off to all the
creators of such rhymes, which are inseparable part of our childhood
memories, and which used to make us feel special and which also used to
awake our competitive- self by compelling us to think, "I would write a
better poetry than this". 😅 Nevertheless, receiving such cards with
poetry written over it was considered as recognition of our
individuality. At least, I felt it that way.
Gradually, we were introduced to technology.
New options of wishing each other were made easily available. I neither
miss the old times nor regret the changes; memories of Greeting- Cards
and unique rhymes simply spread sweetness around me. I always smile
whenever I think of that. So, thank you Mr. Friend for sending me that
message on WhatsApp and thank you all my friends for giving me any Card
ever.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020
may our lives be filled with sweetness & love...
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020
may our lives be filled with sweetness & love...
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Kya baat hai...gazab ��
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DeleteChildhood memories ❣️
ReplyDeletehahaha... bachpan k din v kya din the :)
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