We live on hopes and trusts . The belief that I will see the sunrise tomorrow gives me good sleep this night. The belief that my mouth will open again gives me courage to shut it after eating food or shouting at Ammalu . But for trust and belief , we will be living a … Read more
Wearing a gold colour silk Kurtha ( courtesy Megh) and a silk uthareeyam , I went to attend a Kutcheri, music concert, in the Secunderabad Keyes High School open air theater sometime ago.. The authorities offered me a seat in the front, respecting my age and presuming that either I’m a musician or a cloth … Read more
‘Gurudeva, my mother is seriously ill’ ‘How old is she?’ ‘Don’t know her exact age, but she will certainly be older to me. I remember seeing her from my childhood.’ ‘Intelligent boy! Hurry and take your mother’s blessings. You need it for your survival and future ‘ ‘I’m going to loan the cooking skill, as … Read more
‘SP Sir, your friend is critical. His pulse rate is going down rapidly. His eyes are not opening’ ‘Don’t lose hope sister. Ask his wife to stand close to the bed for ten minutes and call me’ ‘Sir, success! The moment Mrs. Seshu went close to her husband, his pulse rate went up. It is … Read more
‘Ammalu, if you make a little more adjustments, we may perhaps live more happily’ ‘There is room only for one person in this chair and I can’t therefore accommodate you. I don’t mind handing over the chair to you and sit on the floor ‘ ‘You didn’t get my point. I don’t want space in … Read more
‘You forgot to add sugar in the evening coffee, Ammalu’ ‘I gave you tea in the evening and not coffee’ ‘And your Sambar for dinner tasted like rasam’ ‘I served you rasam for dinner, not Sambar ‘ ‘You’re kidding. I did bite a drumstick piece. You add vegetables to rasam?’ ‘What you bit was coriander … Read more
‘Ammalu, I couldn’t believe what I saw in Kittu’s house, this evening’ ‘What happened? There was a bear sleeping on his cot?’ ‘No, he was washing his wife’s clothes. The other day I saw him cleaning the kitchen’ ‘Who’s wife’s and whose kitchen?’ ‘His’ ‘Then, what is your concern? Husbands are not unselfish. For giving … Read more
‘Ammalu, every one, except you, like what I post in the Facebook ‘ ‘I like YOU. What else do you want ?’ ‘You really?’ ‘Now, I don’t like you’ ‘Why Ammalu?’ ‘You should have asked that question when we met first and not after living together for over fifty years’ ‘Ammalu, now I accept that … Read more
‘Ammalu, the day is not far, when as Lord Budha did, I’ll leave you and go away, far, far away, while you’re in sound sleep’. ‘Give a tip before I go to sleep’ ‘For what ? To fall at my feet and cry and cry to stop me ?’ ‘No. To pack your thermos with … Read more
‘Your attempt to argue with me on science, art, literature, history and geography is inversely proportional to your intellect, knowledge and wisdom. Ammalu’ ‘God made us like that. With directly proportional geography and other things, I would not have gifted you with our children. Have some common sense, SP!’ —————————- ‘Ammalu, after all for whom … Read more