Today, I want to tell you, how you got your name.
When I was carrying you, we were going crazy trying to think of a modern, yet traditional and Indian name for you. As we did not know your sex, we should have been thinking of both girl and boy names. But as it was, we would end up talking about only boy names. And none of them made it to our shortlist, till your 7th month, even.
Then one lazy Sunday, we wanted to go haunt our favorite eatery at the Inorbit Mall, for a brunch and when we were riding back from the place, entirely sated by the cheese and tomato-filled good stuff, we saw that the galli we usually took on our way back, lead us straight into a jam! And while your Papa was doing his best to maneuver through that un-budging group of bikes and cars, I felt a jolt from the wheel getting bumped on a pothole. And Papa was apologetic as ever, you know how he is with you, that nothing should ever trouble you, and I felt scared too, because the bump was big, and then I thought, my kid is super strong, he is of a warrior-like nature, fighter, brave, courageous, Shaurya!
And that's when I knew it was your name.
P.S. There is another part to the story of your name. All my life I have been looking for answers, to the questions of life, and one of them being what makes the difference. And here I tell you, son, what differentiates the men from boys, or from those who make it and those who fail. It is Shaurya! Courage, Valor separates the men from the boys. Those who make it have nothing more but the courage to go where the heart trembles but victory beckons.
When I was carrying you, we were going crazy trying to think of a modern, yet traditional and Indian name for you. As we did not know your sex, we should have been thinking of both girl and boy names. But as it was, we would end up talking about only boy names. And none of them made it to our shortlist, till your 7th month, even.
Then one lazy Sunday, we wanted to go haunt our favorite eatery at the Inorbit Mall, for a brunch and when we were riding back from the place, entirely sated by the cheese and tomato-filled good stuff, we saw that the galli we usually took on our way back, lead us straight into a jam! And while your Papa was doing his best to maneuver through that un-budging group of bikes and cars, I felt a jolt from the wheel getting bumped on a pothole. And Papa was apologetic as ever, you know how he is with you, that nothing should ever trouble you, and I felt scared too, because the bump was big, and then I thought, my kid is super strong, he is of a warrior-like nature, fighter, brave, courageous, Shaurya!
And that's when I knew it was your name.
P.S. There is another part to the story of your name. All my life I have been looking for answers, to the questions of life, and one of them being what makes the difference. And here I tell you, son, what differentiates the men from boys, or from those who make it and those who fail. It is Shaurya! Courage, Valor separates the men from the boys. Those who make it have nothing more but the courage to go where the heart trembles but victory beckons.
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