“Appa, I fail to understand why you should be so remorseful,?” asked Ramya, unable to find better words to solace the wounded soul. “You had no other go than doing what you did. The circumstances were so tiring, inescapable.”‘”Your acts were least selfish, solely to satisfy the minimum needs of a dying father.” Consoled Chami.”If … Read more
T ” No doubt, one would like his parents to be with him, for ever,” Seshu said to Swamy ,” but your Appa lived long, lived like a yogi and was it not time for him to call it a day, drop down his mundane frame and leave for paralokam, the other world, ?” he … Read more
Soon after the boys returned from their work, Chami asked his father to get ready to return home, after food. “Let Seshu stay for two more days,” Swamy requested. ” Yes, Charm, “Ramu seconded his dad and told his friend, ” You proceed now. I will drop your dad this week end “ “No problem,” … Read more
After Swamy’s pooja lasting for an hour, Seshu showed mami how to operate the dish washer, washing machine, coffee percolator and other appliances. “Despite Ramya’s instruction not to handle these devises, I want to you learn the usage, so that you need not depend on her for minor kitchen activities.” He said to her. ” More … Read more
The next day being a working day, Ramya got up at six, had her shower, lighted the lamp before the deities, spent a minute or two in silent prayer and was ready in the kitchen to attend the morning chores. Coffee with breakfast was served to the youngsters, who awoke at 6.30, soon after they finished their … Read more
Chapter 5 “You throw away all these?” Swamy asked Ramya, surveying the stock of waste Newspaper and cardboard cartons piled up in the trash can. ” Weekly twice, all the trash accumulated in the two big wheeled -boxes are cleared by the Town Sanitation department, and materials such as paper, … Read more
Chapter 4 Chapter 04 “Are there no temples or ponds around here?” Shyamu mami asks. “No ponds similar to the ones we have in our village, but Temples are there.” Ramu replies, “We will go to the Greater Baltimore Temple this evening”. “We can show them … Read more
The elder couple enjoyed a good sleep, forced by jet lag and facilitated by plenty of warm materials, room heater, thick and soft mattress over a spring bed at comfortably reachable height, night lamp, chukku vellam (medicated warm water ) in thermos and a toilet close by. Ramya had thoughtfully hung a picture of the God Guruvayoorappan, on the … Read more
Chapter 02 Distribution of gifts and parting of property documents —————————————————————— The moment Swamy enters the ‘restroom’, he is awestruck seeing a row of bright lamps, above a big mirror flooding the whole room with powerful light, and wonders why so many lamps for a bath cum toilet. Why such large mirrors not one but two, he … Read more
The smell of the soil- Chapter 1 ———————————————- The maiden visit of an elderly couple to America ———————————————————— Here, my friend Swamy has landed at the New York airport along with his wife, Shyamu mami. Before occupying the wheel chairs, they raise their clubbed palms above their head to thank their family deity, for safely transporting … Read more