Some friends complain that they are not receiving adequate attention from their children living abroad. Some go to the extend of saying that their children were ‘good’ before their wedding, implying that they had become ‘bad’ after wedding! I got vexed with one of them and asked, ‘pray, what is your complain against your sons? … Read more
Kids get ice cream without asking, but not me So, I cried like a kid, argued like an young son Pestered like an old man And earned my ice cream! Unique is the happiness of sharing Ice cream with kids, Secret with a trusted friend House with own family Life with own woman! Sorrows ? … Read more
‘Ammalu, you love me?’ ‘Why should I, when you don’t love me? ‘ ‘How do you know that I don’t love you?’ ‘If you love me, you wouldn’t have asked that question. You would have taken me to the Chettiar shop and bought a Kanchi silk sari’ ‘Come on. Let us go to Chettiar’ ‘ … Read more
While in USA, I longed to see places, on return to India. Now I’m back but can’t move out as my brother needs me throughout. There is a wedding at Bangalore., next week. I wanted to attend; I can’t. Kalpathy ther is coming. I want to go, but I can’t. But, one desire got fulfilled. … Read more
Emptied all my boxes, bags and baggages Emptied totally. Will I be able to empty my mind Of my desires, longings, Sorrows, regrets? Things, my own Things not my own? And empty totally? And where do I keep the unloaded stuff They are not clothes or books They are thoughts. How to transfer, whom to … Read more
We have a beautiful park near my house, perhaps the best in the Twin Cities. The senior members of the colony, mostly retired Professors, Scientists and others , all in the evenings of their life, all with some health problems or other, all having good credit balance in their bank account, but still grumbling, assemble … Read more
Thanks my Lord, my inner guard! For your blessings in abundance For giving me children with fondness, For giving a body that obeys A mind that shows correct ways! Enough money for day’s charm, Enough peace to stay calm. What do I lack in life? Nothing. Let me be relaxed Like the kids. Problems will … Read more
‘Ammalu, you should remember that due to my holding a high profile post in Government and also due to my personal charisma, it was natural that I had many friends and a few of them happened to belong to the opposite gender. You should also remember that it is quite natural that I remember some … Read more
‘God came in my dream and said that in my last birth, I was a cowherd and you, Ammalu, one of many cows under my control’ ‘God came in my dream too and said that in my next many births, I will be a political speaker and you a mike, standing before me, head bent, … Read more
At times my brain works at abnormally high speed. A recent example. Time 3.30 pm. Vicha ‘s electronic clock woke him from his post-lunch nap, for a purpose. ‘Anna, kaappi’ Wait man, let me solve this Sudoku four star. Minutes, one, two— ‘Shall I make kaappi?’ He turns restless. I rushed into the kitchen. To … Read more