Joys of fatherhood!

As I leave office, I get stuck for hours in traffic jams,
Cars honking behind, cars honking all over
Cars stuck bumper to bumper forming choc-o-bloc.
Dog-tired and exhausted, I return home.

I park my car.
Ring the doorbell.
My daughter comes running towards me
With open arms and an innocent smile from ear to ear.

I take her in my arms.A kiss on the cheeks.
She keeps narrating about her day in school, her friends.
She recites some rhymes her teacher taught.
All my tiredness vanishes miraculously.

"Dad, we should play now", she says.
I watch her cycle.I play badminton, carom with her.
For the first time in my life I find joy in losing.
I discover the joys of fatherhood!