Be Grateful

"Thunderstorms, Thunderstorms, everyone now get inside. We must all stay together, and only then we can survive this situation", yelled Sagar to his family members. Without any second thought, Kishore, Meena, Raghu, Sudha, Meera, and little poo everyone ran toward their home. The 10-bedroom bungalow spread over 10 acres was a dream home for many. However, for Sagars, the bungalow came as an inheritance property in which their previous four generations lived happily. As far as the present generation, this rich house's happiness existed in their mini library's dictionary. Let us roll back to the olden days before thunderstorms.

Sagar is a great man who has accomplished several milestones in his business and always did his best to carry the legacy built by his ancestors. Despite being a small town, everyone knew the whereabouts of this great family. Hence, Sagar always protected his family and its legacy without giving any chance to any critics. Although a small town, nature has ascetically and thoughtfully placed this gorgeous town in the middle of two Big mountains. Thus, paving the way for the Sagar's coffee estates to thrive due to the natural properties of the soil. Coffee estates, restaurants, designer outlets, and everything Sagar's owned turned to be adding another feather to the legacy's success. 

However, none did know the happenings inside the 10-bedroom bungalow. Sagar's wife Sudha and their twin daughters Meena and Meera also lived in the bungalow. All were not living happily, as there was always some misunderstanding between Sagar and Sudha. Meena and Meera, the twins, were poles apart in almost everything. From the choice of clothes to food, everything varied between the sisters. Hence, it was always challenging for Sudha to keep her daughters happy all the time. If one insisted on having Indian breakfast, the other would insist on an alternate breakfast. Years passed, and both the daughters completed their Post-graduation and were married off to equally rich persons from their neighboring town. 

Unlike the sister, the two co-brothers did bond well with each other. Thus, this was the only side that made Sagar happy apart from his pet dog, little poo. It was winter, and vacations had begun. But none in Sagar's family wanted to travel as they never were able to arrive at any common vacation destination. So, instead of travelling aboard to celebrate the 25th year of the Jubilee of Sagar-Sudha's wedding anniversary, Sagars decided to stay in the bungalow to celebrate. 

Well, what they initially planned was a low-key celebration with just family and very few close friends. Things did not turn as planned, and weather warnings followed. Announcements about non-stop thunderstorms and heavy floods followed. Evacuation from town was declared. People started to panic so did everyone at the Sagar's place too. Kishore and Raghu, the two Sons-in-law of the bungalow, decided that they should all pack the most essentials and start to leave. Thus, all four of the newlyweds were keen on packing and leaving. While, Sudha kept staring at her husband, who was mysteriously looking outside through the big glass window in the hallway.

As the four began to move, Sudha followed them, and they heard Sagar shouting at them. All the five turned and returned to the bungalow. 

Now, it was evident that Sagar had something running in his mind; and that Sudha did judge this correctly. Hence, she asked, "Sagar, what's eating your head? Could you please speak out?". Sagar replied, "we have lived in this big house for many years, yet we never reciprocated our gratitude to it. If I lived here happily, I could also die happily here. So, why should I leave?". Completely shocked after hearing the statement, Kishore and Raghu realized their actions were inappropriate, and asked Sagar to forgive them. Instantly Sagar did agree with them and reconciled with them. 

The Daughters also realized that while they had everything that could make them happy, all they did was quarrelling and affecting their mother. They understood their parents cared for them equally and always wanted to give them the best. Without hesitation, the two daughters pleaded with their parents to forgive them. Without further delay, Sagar and Sudha immediately replied, "We love you girls, and we never were and can never be disappointed by you. You are our blessings". That moment was indeed a picture-perfect moment. Despite the heavy thunderstorms, the Sagars bungalow is getting filled with tons of happiness.

The rains continued outside for several days paving the floods to destroy all crops and many buildings. The 10-bedroom bungalow did stand tall, a big thanks to its well-structured foundation and construction. Once the flood stopped, people started to return to the town, and now, the strong Sagar family decided to reach out to people and help all of them lead a happy life because to live a happy life, being grateful for what we have is equally important.