Long ago when I was a small girl, 8-10 years old may be, my mother used to have a diary where she wrote important addresses, maintained household accounts etc.

I remember the following lines written on the first page in her beautiful handwriting in big, red letters. Whenever she asked me to bring that diary to her because she had remebered to write something, I used to quickly read the first page before handing it over to her. I dont think I knew what it meant then. But now whenever I feel sad or an emptiness surrounds me, I read these beautiful letters again and again in my mind.

"Khushi ek nanhi si chidiya hai
Pyar se puchkar kar bulayenge
To aapki hatheli par aa baithegi
Warna furrr se udh jayegi"
(This Barbie was clicked in Hemley's London in Feb. 2005 and the Barbie costed 140 pounds that time)