Philosophy Of Crazy People
My mom usually took up more than she could chew. Most of the times, there were clashes of
plans, ideas or demands from her children, which would lead to chaos in our
home. On one such day, my mom was frustrated and cried out, “I think I am going
crazy! My children will rest only rest after I go completely mad.”
Rayyan who was building a tower from Lego blocks, walked up
to her and told her in a calm voice, “Naani, no crazy person will know that
they are crazy. They always feel they are very smart. They will never realize
they are crazy. . That is the reason why they remain crazy. So, I don’t think you will go crazy”.
My mom burst out laughing, shaking all over until she turned
red as a beetroot. She admired and loved Rayyan a lot and it did not take much
effort from him to make her happy. Apart from his regular daily routine that she
admired, she got some gems like this from him to make her day.
For quite few days after this incident, we couldn’t act
smart or all-knowing for a second before she would call Rayyan and ask,
“Rayyan, what did you say? Crazy people think they are very smart, right?” and
she would start giggling. I in particular, had to dumb down myself quite a lot
to get out of her radar of detecting craziness.
Somehow, today I am quite surprised that a 5/6 year old made
that observation which is kind of true. I haven’t come across a single crazy
person who is aware of it. Below is the picture of my Mom very upset that I did
not get a cake for Rayyan as well when celebrating Farheena's birthday. Rayyan
could understand but my Mom wouldn't. One thing I am sure is that my Mom's love
for Rayyan was definitely crazy even if she was not.
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