The window seat I loved #WOW

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Ronit and Riya were fighting again for the window seat. Hardly  were we seated in the bus when the brawl began. Whats with this window seat complained grandma. Finally I had to play the arbitrator, and after a lot of cajoling and some threats, they agreed to a truce. They will take turns in having the window seat for the journey.

As I settled in my seat which was not a window one, I smiled as I reminiscined my days as a child and how I would love having the window seat whenever we travelled. As a toddler I was fascinated by the sights and sounds around. I was still discovering the big and beautiful world and everything looked amazing and magical.

Then I was a lanky school going girl and I still loved the window seat in the school bus. After a long day at school I loved looking out of the window and absorbing the people, vehicles, sounds in.

I was a teenager then and like guys cal it “Bird watching” we girls likes to indulge in “Bird watching” too but the gender is different of course.

I found little time to look out of the window as I grew up and started working- the daily grind, stress, deadlines at work meant I was constantly checking my blackberry on the go. On days which were a bit light, I loved gazing out of the window of the cab, looking at the toddler accompanying his mother – looked like it was his first day at school. The crease of worry on his mother’s forehead and the contrasting joy on his made for a good watch. Then there were the lovebirds- the college goers who had eyes just for each other. Isn’t it magical to be in love- especially the early days when you are completely smitten by it? There was a pot bellied police guy who was yelling at motorists and the grandpa who walked cautiously with a stick, clutching the arm of his grand child.

So many people, different stories, they came from different places, were in different phases, someone had found love, someone lost it, someone had a great day , someone was just waiting for this day to end. Isn’t it amazing if you just glance around, you will find innumerable stories to tell.

I am a Mom of 2 now and I love the window seat as much as I loved it as a child, just that with 2 kids who are forever wrestling for the window seat and every other thing- I often have to forego it but that doesn’t stop me from looking out of the window, observing and forming these little stories in my head about people and life around.

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Published by Akshata Ram

Chartered Accountant, Story Teller, Dreamer, Voracious Reader, Blogger, Mommy to a little munchkin, Shopaholic, Day Dreamer.Passionate about my career in the corporate world and aspire to break the glass ceiling, at the same time nurture my passion for writing. My niche area is short stories, I also write on parenting, sexism, life's experiences, micro blogs and flash fiction. I have won the best Parenting blog post at mycity4kids.com the largest parenting website in India, 4 times and several of my posts have been published in the #MostPopular category on this site garnering millions of views. I also write on Bonobology, Rivo Kids, Women's Web and Youth Ki Awaaz. My blog has been chosen as the Top Indian Blogs for the years 2018-2019,2020 by TopIndianBlogs website and found a place in the prestigious Top 22 Indian Literary Blogs in 2020 @TopIndianBlogs.

28 thoughts on “The window seat I loved #WOW”

  1. We always traveled by train, so my sister and I would have the window seats. No fighting. And if only one was there, I’d take it and she’d sit next to me and lean in while I held her. 😀 It was wonderful to see the sights and the different people at the stations etc. 🙂 Very beautiful. Thanks for the trigger to a flood of memories!

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  6. Rofl at the bird watching part… I love window seats… Still do and will even fight with my siblings for it 😀 it has its own joy after all. Beautifully written

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  10. Every time I get the window seat, I indulge in the same things you do. Looking at the people outside, forming their stories in my head and wondering about what must go on in their minds!
    I loved reading your post, Akshata! I felt like I was sitting in the window seat and you were regaling me with your tales of the people who passed us by!

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  14. Yeah I was also excited for window seat when I was a kid and it’s the same now.. Time flies but we never change.
    Good post.. best wishes 🙂

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