the night shivani fell sick sleep eluded me we rushed her to the nearest hospital got the senior doctor called on emergency and even when she felt better i stayed alert and worried several nights after that i would secretly check if she was doing fine while she slept peacefully in the room next to mine in my heart of hearts i wanted to do the right thing which was to stay by her side isnt that what mothers doher parents called the next day to thank me they said they were grateful because it was heartwarming to know their daughter was in good hands also they couldnt believe people still went out of their way to look after a stranger but shivani was not a stranger to us congratulationsyou have successfully cast your votelogin to view resultever since our daughter got married there was a vacuum in the house we missed her terribly her laughter her talks her presence but what could we do as life takes on children move out leaving a yearning behind soon my fatherinlaw took his last breath and then it was just the two of us my husband and i our house that was once full of happy chatter longed to see more faces other than ours it was then that a family friend came with a request to open our house to a few girls who were in the city for work they were away from their homes just like our kids were they needed a place to live we were apprehensive at first after all the thought had never crossed our minds before but one fine day we decided why not and we let out one of the rooms in our house to two young girls who soon became family after three months their work trip ended and it was funny how forlorn our lives felt luckily these girls had friends who needed a place to stay we embraced them with open arms shivani was one of them when shivani got married her parents wanted us to attend her reception ceremony and bless her just as they would those are the moments we live for moments when parents tell us how much their kids love living with us people come into your life for a reason and trust me letting them in is addictive they bring in so much positivity certainty comfort and security but most of all they add colour and warmth to your life they make your home your life beautifulms nirmal mohan knows how the joy of welcoming people into her home and redecorating it can create colourful moments and memories just like it did for the couple in this asian paints video congratulationsyou have successfully cast your votelogin to view resultweve always heard our elders say that not brick and mortar but people turn a house into a home thats because peopleaddcolour when a house is livedin it comes alive so if youve got