why i love people: a thread

i love the way people hold the power to love other people

the way their eyes light up when they talk about their passions and the way they look around to see if people are listening to them and blush when they find out everyone has their attention

i know someone who learned how to comb and braid hair so he could tie his mom's hair into a braided bun when she was losing hair due to brain tumour

i know someone who makes sure no one eats lunch alone

i know someone who hates walking but doesn't mind talking the longer route for that one person

a friend who hated writing and colours wrote me a seven paged letter on my birthday with a purple pen

my dad changes his shirt to match with my mom's saree everytime they attend a wedding

my sister always checks up on me through my mom even though we don't share a good relationship

my friend remembers my momos and ice cream order by heart

my dad saved chocolates for me for more than a month, because it was my share

my dad lied to me and told me he never learned how to tie a tie so i could show off my newly acquired skills in 7th grade

no matter what, my mom dad sit by the window every evening and have tea together while they listen to old songs on the carvaan but they offered me to take it back to pune because i missed listening to songs on it

our neighbor sends me more modaks than she keeps for her own family because it's one of my favorites

this one person always watches other people watching a movie and reacts to their reactions

my friend looks the happiest when shes riding a bike

my friend names all her instruments according to their personalities

this guy used to make me playlists on the last page of my notebook

my dad used to sneak in chips for my mom's great grand mother and this 85 y/o lady used to hide the packet under her pillow

i love how different people refer to the same spot, as 'our' spot

this guy walks around giving chocolates to everyone

my friends carry ice burst for me

i love how people associate things and feelings with people

people comparing hands

the way people shut their eyes when they laugh too hard

the way people lift their legs in the air when they hug someone taller, too tight

i met this child while in a local who had her kitten with her, she named her kitty and takes her everywhere and wants to become a doctor. she told me she wanted a black lipstick too.

this person used to tie my shoelaces for me because i didn't know how to

my internet friend used to send me a letter by post from the same diary every year

my mom threw biscuits from the window because she heard hungry dogs barking on the road

my friend sings to her plants, she's the greatest plant mom ever.

a friend has been sending a quarantine playlist everyday

he knew me better than i knew myself

even though my dad loves jim jam he always saves extra biscuts for our pet crow

i have never seen anyone love their parents as much as my mom loves my nana nani

my dad gave me his first film camera