I Have Come A Long Way

Dear Aai and Baba,

I have come a long way. A long way from the world we used to live in. Long way, not only in the sense of distance. I am happy here too. But just missing that other world where you were present. Now that you are gone, my bridge to that world has broken forever. It is very different here in this world - as amusing, attractive as that world, but very different.

Can I have the best of both the worlds?..........

Aai

मला जगात कसे वागावे हे शिकवत राहिलीस। नेहमी सल्ले देत राहिलीस। सासरी दुःखद घटना घडली तेंव्हा पुन्हा प्रवासा बद्दल द्विधा मनस्थिति मधे असलेल्या मला माझ्या कर्तव्यांची जाणीव करून दिलीस. आणि जेंव्हा ते कर्तव्य निभावत होते, एका दुःखातून बाहेर निघायचा आम्ही प्रयत्न करत होतो, तेंव्हा गुपचुप आम्हाला सोडून या जगातून निघून गेलीस। तुझी खूप आठवण येतेय.

"Alankar"

Just out of nowhere, I remembered some Marathi grammar that I had learned during school days. And few lines came to my mind that my father told me as an example of one of the "Alankars".

येथे समस्त बहिरे बसतात लोक,
का भाषणे मधूर तू करिसी अनेक?
हे मुर्ख यास किमपिही नसे विवेक,
रंगावरून तुजला गणतिल काक.

How true! Just forgot which "alankar" this is. Is it "Anyokti"? Let me know if you know.

Beautiful Morning

Today’s was a really beautiful morning for me. I usually follow the speed limit. Today while on my way to work, someone apparently got frustrated because of my SLOW driving! and honked me and passed me. That got me frustrated.

Sometime after that, on a small beautiful road lined with trees on both sides, I saw a group of deer crossing the road. One of them had almost crossed the road when it saw my car coming and it stopped suddenly. Others who were about to start crossing the road, stopped seeing my car. I then stopped my car a few feet from them. As if sensing the assurance in my eyes, all of them crossed the road while I watched that lovely scene. It filled my heart with so much joy and peace that I totally forgot all the frustration I had because of the previous incident.

Really wasn’t it a beautiful morning?!

Shailaja

My idea of a perfect lazy weekend

My idea of a perfect lazy weekend......

Wake up late in the morning... A hot cup of bed tea...Phone calls to people who are close to heart... Couple of good books... Pick up one book... Soft music in the background.. Keep the book down only when finished reading. Go out for lunch. A short afternoon nap... Again book.... Afternoon tea and snacks... An evening walk in the woods with him.... Again book... Go out for dinner. A late night movie together... Some discussion.... Sleep.

Shailaja

निसर्ग आणि उदासिनता

निसर्ग आणि उदासिनता - ऐकल्या बरोबर कसे विरोधाभासी शब्द वाटतात ना? आणि ते खरेही आहे. निसर्गाच्या सानिध्यात रमणार्या माझ्यासारख्या कुणाला विचारा. निसर्ग म्हणजे आनंद, प्रफुल्लितता. त्यात ही मला झाडे, डोंगर, नद्या यांच्या सहवासात एक वेगळाच आनंद वाटतो.

पण कधी निसर्गाच्या सनिध्यात असताना एका ठिकाणी बसून, फक्त आजूबाजूला न्याहाळत, सभोवतालची शांतता अनुभवली आहे? त्या वेळेला शांतते सोबतच एक विचित्रशी उदासिनता कधी कधी मनात भरून राहते. एकाच वेळी मन आनंदित आणि उदासिन होते. हा अनुभव तुम्हाला कधी आलाय का?

कशाची असते ही उदासिनता? निसर्गासमोर आपण किती छोटे आहोत या जाणीवेची असते कि माणसांच्या गर्दितही प्रत्येक जण किती एकटा आहे हा विचार रुख रुख लावून जातो?

New Endeavor

I would like to start my endeavor in blogging by paying tribute to my father. Not only because he was my father, but because he was a great person. Some of my blogs in future will focus on him and my sweet childhood memories.....


Shailaja...