I feel immensely happy today. I am happy, happy, happy. Today is the happiest moment of my life. I feel very proud and happy. My daughter has won the first award for her science project and she is going to be awarded. The ceremony will take place at the Science museum on the ABC road.

What should I say? I want to say that yes, there is God. He watches everything. He always takes care of everything. He has his own ways.

I was fifteen year old then. Me and my sister were very intrigued by the science museum and wanted to go there. We were highly excited and in our happy minds it never occurred that visiting the museum might need more money than we had in our pockets. I remember both of us were talking all the way to the museum. When we reached the museum, we were very rudely told by the guards that we didn’t have enough money.

We were abruptly turned away. I still remember me and my sister went and sat in the park and passed the decent time in returning back to home because we didn’t want to tell mom about the incident. She would have been extremely hurt. We both sat in the park and just talked vaguely. We were extremely hurt that day. That incident reminded us of our limitations and stature in society.

The memory still hurts. The memory still haunts. I have been to the science museum after that many times. I was happy that I could purchase the ticket and go inside but somehow I never again experienced the innocent excitement that me and my sister shared on that very first trip. Something was always missing.

And now my daughter has won the first award and will be awarded in the same museum. We have been cordially invited and it makes me feel very proud. I feel very good from inside. Life has it’s own ways. If God makes us wait for something, then he also doubles up the outcome. Indeed- God has his own plans.

But let me take your leave now. I have to call my sister. Please take care. Bye.

The ‘common man’ called his sister and they both rejoiced over the news. It was a nostalgic moment for them when they both accompanied the daughter to the award ceremony. In that moment, the memory that haunted them for years dissolved and there was no hurt left.