Tears for a mother...

Today morning I went to a Private Nursing Home.. One of my Sister in law was undergoing a minor operation there.. My cousin and his 6 yrs old child (my niece) were waiting outside the operation theatre. After the operation was over, my cousin was called inside to complete the formalities..

Normally I've to "bribe" for the company of this niece, but today she crawled into my lap on her own.. Then after sometime I felt a drop of water on my fingers.... I got my answer by looking at her wet eyes.. She was silently crying..

I asked her, "What happened Maaina?"

She replied, "Maa thike asene?" (Is maa alright?)

I patted her back and said, "Yes, she is doing fine.."

You know.. When a child cries, sometimes I feel funny, sometimes sad, sometimes sympathetic, sometimes irritating and so on.. But when a child cries silently, that too for her mother's well being, that feeling is just wordless.. And precisely heavy enough to wet my heart...