The diary game. From Frosted Windscreens to Warm Hearts: A Day in My Life

Hello, dear friends! How is everyone doing? I hope you are all well and enjoying your time with your loved ones, no matter where you are. Today, I want to share another day of my life with you all. I hope you find some time to read my post and that you find it enjoyable enough to upvote.

As it is winter here in Kashmir, nights are long and there’s enough time to sleep. Because the nights are long, one can get up very early in the morning without any hesitation or lack of sleep. I have been rising early for a long time now, and today again I got up and performed ablution. After getting some warmth from the electric heater in my room, I went to offer the morning prayers. As a Muslim, I feel it is very important to start my day by offering the morning prayers. In fact, these are obligatory as well, and we need to offer the prayers in congregation with other people; that’s when our rewards increase.

It took me about an hour to finish my prayers, and after making supplications I was going to return back to my place because staying out is quite difficult due to the sharp dip in temperature, as it is the core of winter. Here the temperature has gone down considerably and has made life tough. I stayed in my bed for some time and was out of my bed again when my mom called me for breakfast. Here mention must be made of my mother who, despite the cold temperature in the valley, does not hesitate to get up very early to make breakfast for all of us and help us set off for our respective jobs without even complaining or ignoring anything. She is my inspiration, and why not? Against all odds she gets up very early in the morning, in fact earlier than anyone else, and starts her morning chores. That’s what inspires me—the dedication, determination, and sincerity she shows toward her work are quite remarkable. That’s what makes her a true role model for me.

Anyway, I set off for my office, and as the windshield of my car had already been covered with frost all over, I needed to start my car and keep it running for some time without moving because I needed to heat it up first. Only after turning the heater on was the windshield cleared. Now it was time to head toward my office. I usually take a shortcut route toward my office which is not a main road, but it offers me a good escape from the traffic jams that occur when we go along the main route. It being a road with a gradient, I found it quite easy to drive my car there, not only because there is no traffic on that road, but it also helps me save fuel.

I reached my office on time and started my work without looking here and there. These days I have target-based work and job assignments, and I don’t need to wait for anything else. As soon as I finish my target for the day, I can leave, and that’s what I did today too. It wasn’t too early when I finished it, but still I was free to go, and I headed back toward my place again. On reaching home, I was called by my friends who were free today and had been staying at my friend’s shop in the market, having a good time together. Upon knowing this, I was quick to respond and reach there. Unfortunately, there was no tea today, and it was cold out there as well. Despite that cold atmosphere, we felt quite warm being together, and it was a good time with my friends. As we had been busy with our respective jobs for the past few weeks, it was for the first time in a month or so that we were meeting, and it was quite exciting to be with them.

Later it was time to return home, and it was also time to pay some remuneration to one of the labourers who had been doing some work in one of our orchards a few days before. This time it was my turn to pay him, and for that reason I needed to bring some cash from the ATM of the local bank. My mom called me for the same, and I responded. In just a few minutes I was back home with some money. I waited for the labourer to come, but he didn’t. Later, I read a few chapters of some engineering books that I have at home, and just after finishing, I had my dinner a little early because my mother was feeling hungry, as she does not eat lunch completely these days due to short days and because she has been dieting for the past few months.

Later, at 9:30 PM, I returned to my room to sleep. I went through social media for a while before going to sleep. It was all about my day.

Thank you for going through my post. Have a great time ahead.