Daffney most entertaining when visitors are around!
The other day, when we let her out in to the lawn with her ball for her usual play time, she changed her game plan to invite us to play with her. She would normally fetch the ball when we throw it and give it to us to throw again. This time, she refused to give it to us and would keep the ball just in front of her and wait for us to reach out to take it. When we move to take the ball, she would mouth the ball and run and wait for us to catch up her. Anandit was determined to catch up with her. Once or twice he succeeded. Daffney had a hilarious time, so did we, watching her giving a miss to an athletic Anandit. She settled down to play only after she had her full share of fun!
I had an equally revealing experience the next day at work. An infant of eleven months would drop the rattle to the ground, as soon as her mother took it and gave to her. After a while when she seemed tired to do it, the infant would make loud sounds to continue this game. Mother gave in only to give up again. The infant settled down only after a colleague turned it to a peek-a- boo game and made her crawl to find the hidden rattle.
Both these events point to a common inherent passion- interaction!
All of us wait for an opportunity to interact with others. When we went to sell the nutmeg from our farm, although suspicious of his dubious way to downgrade the product to give lesser price, I was occupied by his impressive sale talk. Although there is a risk of being carried away by the opinions and comments of others, all of us still long for interaction with others.
So speak that we can encourage, refresh and upbuild others with our words and non-verbal communication! Let us respond to others with openness and cheerfulness because we can be made to be whole only through interaction!
To be in meaningful interaction with others is a calling!
M.C.Mathew(photo and text)
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