Thursday, March 10, 2011

O Aunty Shiela too old for Jawani !

O Aunty Shiela,  walking down nostalgic lane  exchanged notes of  growing up with a friend far away from the maddening sick world of so called intellectual brats.The neo brats who have nothing to  think and ruminate about  old times because of a   a mobile to talk in hushed tones or a laptop to  hide a face behind pretending to be engaged all the time.

The pains , the sharings , the poverty, the exchange of dresses, the honesty of conversations all bring sweet  memories of yesteryears matching RK Narayanan's  stories in all its simplicity. There was a reason to live and grow up and maintain bonds and ties earnestly never for a moment forgetting  the foundations  whether it was shaky or strong.

So many thoughts come crowding in, time passes. The old memories are countless.

The old have  quickly adapted to the modern changes and have a whole lot of powerful memories to cling to but the frustrated neobrats  always complaining  and whining have  nothing to think about neither past nor  present. Not only  because of STML(Short term memory loss) but also because they forgot to   learn the simple art of appreciating the uphill climb.

Learning  and getting on with life as a son or daughter,  proud to be  rich even without bank balance or a string of letters post the name.

Amidst  pleasures and palaces though you may roam be it so humble  there is no place like home.

Because as Winston Churchill rightly said, "We make a living by what we get, but we  make a life by what we give".

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