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My Valentine of Little Things

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I believe that love lives also in the little things. One can climb a mountain, dive into the ocean, and base jump from the International Space Station, but that is just a single incident in a lifetime spanning thousands of incidents. If love does not live in the little things, then it very well may not live at all. So, here is a teensy-weensy incident. Of love. As a reminder of love in marriage, on Valentine's Day. _________________________________________________________________ I'm a person who dislikes idlies , a South Indian breakfast staple, made from rice and urad dhaal . My wife, on the other hand loves them, so from time to time, we end up having idlies for breakfast. A few years ago, I came home one afternoon to find my wife in a jubilant mood. She had that glint in her eyes, which meant that she had a surprise for me. She drags me off to the kitchen and asks me to taste something - something, the likes of which I'd not seen before. They looked like f