6 Childhood Memories That Are Inspiring Us To Be A Little More ＆Ziddi＊ In Pursuit Of Happiness!

With December 2019, we＊ve officially entered the last month of this decade, and having tried my hand at ＆adulting＊ all year long, I have come to a conclusion 每 we are doing little for our own happiness. Pleasing everyone, meeting unearthly deadlines, forever putting that much-awaited vacay on hold, and fighting for toxic relationships has taken center-stage, taking a toll on what truly makes us happy.

But remember how things were when we were younger? Playful kiddos with hearts of gold, we would be relentless in pursuit of what made us truly happy. Be it a video game, a little more playtime, going for a sleepover, and what not! As kids, the drill was simple 每 if something made us happy, we＊d set our heart and mind to it and get after it.

Here are 6 childhood memories that are inspiring the 'adult' in us to be ＆ziddi＊ when it comes to happiness!

1. Learning How To Ride A Bicycle

As a child, riding a bicycle without training wheels was quite a feat. Flashback to when I was learning 每 there were bruised knees, numerous falls and lots of hot summer heat yet the persistent kid in me didn＊t give up. So what happened next? Well, the feeling of zooming through the streets, without the training wheels with wind on my face and not a care in the world made it all worth it.

2. Convincing Your Parents For A Sleepover

Back in the day, getting your parents to say ※yes§ to a sleepover was a big deal. We＊d become prey to a host of questions ranging from ※You kids play all day, what＊s the need to play at night too§, ※take your younger brother too§, ※kitne log honge§ to ※so will you all not sleep at all§. Phew! But hey, did we give up? Of course not, the ＆ziddi＊ kid in us didn＊t relent until our parents gave in.

3. Getting Your Hands On The Latest Video Game In Town

Remember when all the cool kids in the group used to flaunt their PSPs and X-Box game collections? The urge to join the talk and own those gizmos is unparalleled! And yes, convincing our parents for those swanky looking video games was hands down the toughest thing we did as kids!

Recently, Britannia released an ad film that brings out this childhood emotion perfectly. The heart-warming ad film featuring Deepika Padukone says, ※khushiyon ki zidd karo§, and we couldn't agree more. Take a look!

Truly, happiness is everywhere, we just need to strive for it. Just persist a little and every day can become a good day!

4. Having The ＆Pocket Money＊ Talk

We＊ve all had those days when the stipulated pocket money failed to meet our needs 每 art supplies, gifts for bae, weekend outings, high school dates, and the list is endless. Explaining to our parents where all that money went used to be one mammoth task, and asking for more, even tougher! But now when I look back in time, those days make up for one of the cutest childhood memories.

5. Curfew Extension, Please!

Among the biggest high school hassles, apart from ＆late-night texting＊ and ＆sleepovers＊, used to be curfews. Remember those long pre-party rants, wherein we would do anything and everything to convince our parents to extend our curfew, even if it were just by half an hour.

6. The 'Off-Beat Career' Talk

Between persistently nagging our parents for video games to being ＆ziddi＊ about treading a career path of our choice, we all grew up. Believe me, getting your parents to approve of you being a DJ, a reporter, or a tattoo artist might not be a simple task, but is certainly worth it.

Taking cues from these childhood memories, let＊s put our happiness first, and hustle towards it. Be it a long due vacay with bae, or making for a hobby, a shift in mindset is all it takes!