Ingrate–
never knew
what I had
until I had to…
…pack it.
Author’s note: I have just moved house last week and am still wondering how two and half people can have 11 huge bags and cartons full of daily stuff hidden inside a single room, apart from all the furniture, almirahs, blankets, pillows and electronic items. I am not even counting the stuff my mom in-law moved here–she was responsible for three other rooms and the kitchen! No wonder our family needed a bigger house. 🙂 And we had always talked about needing more stuff that we couldn’t buy due to lack of space until now!
“Aagah apni maut se koi bashar nahi. Samaan sau baras ka hai pal ki kahabar nahi.”
– by Hairat Ilahabadi
(Death gives no notice of its arrival. Weighed down are we with possessions fit for a century, unsure if we live to see the next second.)
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my heart goes out to you, Shaily: I have moved house twice in three years and my friend once traumatically ; it is an exhausting experience —
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Thanks, John! 🙂
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Moving house is so stressful and exhausting, I once moved 3 times in 15 months. I hope I never have to move again, and I am happy to die in the house here in Beetley.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I have moved house 21 times, considering that I lived in 5 PG houses in Delhi in 2 years. But for the first time I have moved without any kind of organized plan and so much stuff to carry. I hope I never have to move house too
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