So, if today someone asks me, "How your Childhood was?" I will reply to them, "You mean 'is', right?"
So, I was with my mother at the big old bazaar near my home. Actually, I am just a driver that drops Mom from home to the bazaar on my two-wheeler, and after roaming there for one to two hours, carrying heavy bags filled with vegetables, I have to drive her back home.
So today, the scene was similar as always. I was sitting on my two-wheeler, Mom was far away shopping for groceries, and me wondering what to wonder about.
Directly coming to my point, I could find a provision store near me and some candies hanging on the front side of the store. Now, I got a childhood sensation that dragged me to that shop. I could see many boxes and jars of candies and tried to find 'Poppins'. Unfortunately, it wasn't there. I chose 'Just Jelly' and demanded one from the shopkeeper. He opened that jar and took one of them out from there. Finally, he gave me one, and I gave him the money. I saw on the packet some jelly bears, and there was written 'Free Flying Shot'. That drove me to my childhood when I used to fight with the shopkeeper to give me free gifts.
I waited for the shopkeeper that he will give me that gift without asking. But he didn't. Finally, I asked him, "Here is written that I will get a gift with it."
He widened his eyes on me. But at last, he opened a box kept by his side and said, "Yes, this." He gave me one yellow colored bear made of rubber. I was so happy to get that toy, that childhood feeling again in my eyes.
"Want one more?" He said.
"What!" I exclaimed.
He gave me one more bear, this time in purple color. Not only that, he gave me two bands that just looked like friendship belts.
"None of the kids today asks for them." He said.
I glanced. But somewhere, I was too happy to get them.
Finally, Mom came, and I drove her back home. I saw the neighborhood kids playing outside. I don't have a huge heart, but when I saw them, I was willing to give them that gifts. I handed over that gifts and also shared the jellies with them. Don't ask me what I got. Some smiles, some laughter on playing with them, some thankyous, which they really meant, and at last, I actually lived my childhood again that day.
