Hello people!

‘The Wonder Years’ is my favourite TV show on earth. I guess, nothing can beat the old feelings and heartfelt nostalgia of childhood that effortlessly flow through you. And, no better way than by watching ‘The Wonder Years’.

Looking at boyhood from the eyes of someone else doesn’t make much of a difference. You find the same innocence, same struggle and same goggles of looking at life.

You look back, a lump forming in your throat and you realize life was so simpler, so uncomplicated, so endearing.

Down the memory lane, you wonder, “Man, did I really think like that?’ OR ‘I was so innocent!!’ and, finally, the big one ‘Do I regret not being there anymore?’

Its weird and sometimes even intimidating to face this question. You miss it, thats secondary. But it gets overwhelming sometimes when you find the world around today too cruel, too harsh, too devoid of love and you crave for the good ol’ days.

The patriarchal rule, the motherly love, the fights with siblings, friends, the crushes, the school, the teachers, the antics, the laughter, the playground, the dreams, THAT LIFE.

But seeing through that looking glass also gives you the hope of believing in tomorrow. Of letting go. Of knowing what love is. And feeling it.

I encourage you today. To look at life from those eyes, that vision you possessed as a six year old. The beauty and the vastness of life unfolding before you.

And you won’t miss that part of yours. You’ll live it.

Siddhartha

P.S.: For viewers in India, the show is aired Monday to Friday at 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM on Zee Cafe.