Redemption

I have come across many who think it is ok to deny some one basic things such as love, care just because they never got it in their lifetime. They think it is their formal right to deny. I really feel sorry for such people not for the lack of compassion but the fact that they did not learn from the pain when it was denied to them.

I recently had a very tough conversation, convincing some one not to force their destinies on others. This lady said she was always in short of money and could not bear her children providing for people who did not matter. Her contention was no one provided for her when she needed it, so why should her children provide for those who do not matter. I was appalled at the bitterness that she carried within herself for the how life turned out to her. Now she is out of those miseries, her children are well settled but unfortunately she has chosen to keep the miserable part of her life alive. She wants others to go through the same misery as she did, and to do that she stops her children from helping those in need.

She did not see any thing wrong in what she was doing, it appeared as if her soul was dead. All I could do was pray to god to give her some compassion.

I also had my share of bitterness in life..who doesn’t . At times I also have felt why me and why not her or why her and why not me. That is human. But it stops there. I cant make myself wish the worse things for others. I have never allowed my past experiences to colour every thing that I see or wish in life.

Each one of us goes through their destinies, some bitter some sweet. The bitter ones that we go through present an opportunity to feel the pain, frustration, and loneliness. Feeling pain makes you relate to pain that others go through. Consider your self redeemed if you can help at least one soul to over come pain that you yourselves has gone through.

Bidding adieu

A beautiful chapter in my life was closed today with the passing away of my pet Lab. 10 yrs of togetherness without any bitter memories. The void is difficult for any one to fathom.

I knew his time has come and I guess he knew too. He kept on going for me, for my brother. Last night I took a call to let him go, a very difficult decision but I could not see him suffer. Universe had started sending me signs that his time was up. I was in denial though a small bit of me was harboring that fear. I was hoping against hope that he would pull through.

Sings that the universe sends prepares you for the worst but he was too special for me to even imagine giving up. To begin with a friend of mine told me about a dogs battle with cancer last year and my pet got the exact ailment in a few months time. It was as if I saw a trailer before the actual movie. In 10yrs for the first time we lost his leash, his feeding bowl for last so many years broke. One after another events unleashed that slowly took him away from me.

The five months that he was ill, not once did I thought of it as pain to take care of him. I still thought he could make it and he tried his level best to keep my hope alive. The vet said he is alive because we do not want him to go, he was in severe pain but never let us know that.

I wonder where he is now, who is there to take care of him. I hope he gets the love and affection that we showered on him. To all those who took him away from us , please ensure he is cared for the way we did. I hope you are listening

One eyed Kings(Queens)

The other day I saw my mother teaching my dad how to access a contact directory and how to save a contact on a cell phone. This comes from a lady who while answering a call using her flip phone, uses the answer button to answer the call, without realizing that when you open a ringing flip phone, you have actually answered the call.

All these are not relevant to my dad, who thinks she is a guru when it comes to cell phone operation. She is the queen in the land of people where the subjects are like my dad, with zero technical knowledge. He was ardently listening to every word of instruction provided to him.

They have their respective areas where they excel and try their mastery on each other. My dad bluffs a lot about politics which is not reality but his take on the general political condition. My mother takes it as the gospel’s truth. When it comes to politics he is the one eyed king.

They keep me out of their conversation as I am two eyed person and will question and challenge them. Enlightened ones like me have no status in their kingdom. The other day after Supreme Court gave a reprieve to our Home Minister P Chidambaram; my dad started his political sermons. The audience was only my mother.

He said “ P Chidambaram is a Brahmin and he is called Chidambaram because he contest and won a parliament seat from a town called “Chidambaram”. Can any thing be more wrong than this!!!

I thought my mom will challenge him this time, but to my dismay I found her accepting every word he was saying. I challenged my dad , he said he is ready to pay me 1000Rs if his sermon is proved wrong. This was my chance..chance to prove to my mom that her teacher’s credentials are questionable.

I zoomed on Wikepedia and my Dad ‘s statement was no where close to reality. The one eyed king lost!! His subject was left confused, how the king could lose! The kingdom shook. I grinned my way to the bank J