Do you miss those days?

Do u miss those days ....

When we desperately waited for 'Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'. When Chitrahaar, Vikram-Baitaal, Dada Daadi ki Kahaniyaan were so fulfilling ...When there was just one TV in every five houses.

When Bisleris were not sold in the trains and we used to worry if Papa will get back into the train intime or not.

When we used to go to bed by 9 PM sharp except for the 'Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi' day ...When Holis & Diwalis meant mostly hand-made sweets and moms seeking our help while preparing them.

When Maths teachers were not worried of our mummys and papas while slapping/beating us ...When we exchanged comics and stamps. Chacha-Chaudhary and Billu were our heroes ...When one movie every Sunday evening on television used to be more than anyone asked for and 'ek do teen chaar' and 'Rajni' inspired us ...When 50 paisa meant at least 10 toffees.

When leftover pages of the last years notebooks were used for rough work or even fair work...When 'Chelpark' and 'Natraaj' were encouraged against 'Reynolds and family'.

When the first rain meant getting drenched and playing in water and mud and making 'kaagaj ki kashtis' ...When there were no phones to tell friends that we will be at their homes at six in the evening ...When our parents always had 15 paise blue colored 'antardesiyes' and 5 paise machli wale stamps at home. When crackers did not mean pollution.

The list can be endless ...on the serious note I would like to summarize it with when we were using our hearts more than our brains, even forscientifically brainy activities like 'thinking' and 'deciding' ...When we used to cry and laugh more often, more openly and more sincerily ...When we enjoyed our present more than worrying about our future...When being emotional was not synonymous to being weak. When sharing worries and happinesses did not mean getting vulnerable to the listener ...When journeys also were important and not just the destinations ...When life was a passenger's sleeper giving enough time and opportunity to enjoy the sceneries from its open and transparent glass windows instead of some superfast's second AC with its curtained,closed and dark windows.

Don't you miss those days?