Oh. What a great tune we had as kids . Once we were upset as our elder cousins forced us to stop playing cricket. When their friend came we quietly reversed the “ Moda “ and kept the cushions. As the cousins and friend sat without noticing it they all sank in the hallow comfort of Modas. Our giggling behind the window was promptly noticed and we ran away and came back only after one hour. Lots of fun as care free kids. Credit to our parents too as they allowed us to have so much fun. Now we see parents putting so much pressure on the kids studying in LKG ??
Beautiful write up as usual. The rain dear and reindeer pun is super. We were not exposed to the Children's day fun if not luxuries during my childhood when I had to walk 4 miles each way to the town high school and back home during the fifties. We used to go to the nearby riverbed to play during the summer months as we had no play ground per se. And when the river was flowing, we used to learn swimming there. We also climbed the Fig & Jamoon trees along the bund. We had no electricity in the village and we used to take turns to clean the glass of the hurricane lamp to a reasonable shine every evening before dark. That was the source of light for us to study till 9 pm when we used to listen to the the English News broadcast of the AIR in the captivating voice of either Melville de Mellow or Surjit Sen through the Transistor radio which worked on batteries.
Predictions are more by intuition and observation while Forecast is based on scientific calculations. A story goes that when a whole village was suffering from severe drought, the villagers organised a havan to invoke Lord Varuna the rain God and ladies were asked to sing songs in the raga Amrithavarshini. Among the people who had gathered to watch the event, one boy in the crowd alone was carrying an umbrella. When asked why, he answered that he had "faith" in the ritual and hence had come prepared. And when it rained eventually, others were looking stupid while he was gleefully walking in the rain. It turned out to be that the boy was none other than the devout son of the priest who was conducting the ritual.
Yes, childhood memories are always sweet - that is how we feel today. But at that time, did we know that our lives were sweet? Or, were we concerned about homework, examinations, parental reprimands and what not?
How nice it would have been if we had known, then, that we were having a great time that we'll recall in the future! That is how it is. So, even now, we are - rather can - relishing a very enjoyable time, maybe of a different kind. Living at the present is the best way of enjoying life.
Coming to predictions, when we believe them, they begin to work in our minds and worm their way into our thoughts; and, like the saying goes, "yeth bhavam thatha bhavati", the prediction becomes true. Our thoughts become reality.
Again, the universe is a mirror and it reflects whatever we think about. Our elders used to tells us never to think or speak about evil because there are angels who keeping flying above saying ," thathasthu", and if they happen to be above you at that moment, whatever you thought or uttered would happen . Which is why those who constantly think positively, attract happiness while those who are in the habit of being negative, attract an unhappy life
Prasanna, I am just overwhelmed at your skill to come out with something so beautiful and interesting like a magician producing live birds out of a rag!!
Wet days continuously in Bengaluru are getting on my nerves and you produce this enchanting rainbow on the horizon!! Bless you Pras.
Children dream, play make belief games and always making the 'most of a moment', that is why time stands still in their joyful innocence. I remember some 100 marbles, which I had won, falling out of my pocket in the first period after lunch break. It wasn't the anger of the teacher but classmates picking up my winnings that upset me.
Adults dwell in the past and often worry about the future so we often hear adults say 'time flies'. It is the toilet roll syndrome - As you get to the end it goes faster!
Smart adults Plan and don't base their life on random predictions. In my opinion, 'Asstrologers' always see stars or is it black holes?
Children dream, play make belief games and always making the 'most of a moment', that is why time stands still in their joyful innocence. I remember some 100 marbles, which I had won, falling out of my pocket in the first period after lunch break. It wasn't the anger of the teacher but classmates picking up my winnings that upset me.
Adults dwell in the past and often worry about the future so we often hear adults say 'time flies'. It is the toilet roll syndrome - As you get to the end it goes faster!
Smart adults Plan and don't base their life on random predictions. In my opinion, 'Asstrologers' always see stars or is it black holes?
Ahh, childhood! I do remember having a happy childhood on the whole. Such feeling of safety in public spaces. We kids would wander around even as far as a couple of kilometres from home (this was Bombay, now Mumbai) looking at buildings, chatting about something or nothing. Our parents too did not feel anxious about our safety as adults were generally protective. Not like the environment today...
Oh. What a great tune we had as kids . Once we were upset as our elder cousins forced us to stop playing cricket. When their friend came we quietly reversed the “ Moda “ and kept the cushions. As the cousins and friend sat without noticing it they all sank in the hallow comfort of Modas. Our giggling behind the window was promptly noticed and we ran away and came back only after one hour. Lots of fun as care free kids. Credit to our parents too as they allowed us to have so much fun. Now we see parents putting so much pressure on the kids studying in LKG ??
Based on our performance against New Zealand , One forecast we can make confidently is Indian cricket team will perform badly in Australia.
Beautiful write up as usual. The rain dear and reindeer pun is super. We were not exposed to the Children's day fun if not luxuries during my childhood when I had to walk 4 miles each way to the town high school and back home during the fifties. We used to go to the nearby riverbed to play during the summer months as we had no play ground per se. And when the river was flowing, we used to learn swimming there. We also climbed the Fig & Jamoon trees along the bund. We had no electricity in the village and we used to take turns to clean the glass of the hurricane lamp to a reasonable shine every evening before dark. That was the source of light for us to study till 9 pm when we used to listen to the the English News broadcast of the AIR in the captivating voice of either Melville de Mellow or Surjit Sen through the Transistor radio which worked on batteries.
Predictions are more by intuition and observation while Forecast is based on scientific calculations. A story goes that when a whole village was suffering from severe drought, the villagers organised a havan to invoke Lord Varuna the rain God and ladies were asked to sing songs in the raga Amrithavarshini. Among the people who had gathered to watch the event, one boy in the crowd alone was carrying an umbrella. When asked why, he answered that he had "faith" in the ritual and hence had come prepared. And when it rained eventually, others were looking stupid while he was gleefully walking in the rain. It turned out to be that the boy was none other than the devout son of the priest who was conducting the ritual.
Yes, childhood memories are always sweet - that is how we feel today. But at that time, did we know that our lives were sweet? Or, were we concerned about homework, examinations, parental reprimands and what not?
How nice it would have been if we had known, then, that we were having a great time that we'll recall in the future! That is how it is. So, even now, we are - rather can - relishing a very enjoyable time, maybe of a different kind. Living at the present is the best way of enjoying life.
Coming to predictions, when we believe them, they begin to work in our minds and worm their way into our thoughts; and, like the saying goes, "yeth bhavam thatha bhavati", the prediction becomes true. Our thoughts become reality.
Again, the universe is a mirror and it reflects whatever we think about. Our elders used to tells us never to think or speak about evil because there are angels who keeping flying above saying ," thathasthu", and if they happen to be above you at that moment, whatever you thought or uttered would happen . Which is why those who constantly think positively, attract happiness while those who are in the habit of being negative, attract an unhappy life
Dear Jagdish,
Thank you for your excellent comments. I still vividly recall you bowling a fast one at Arun with Vijay and I as fielders. Those were the days....
Prasanna, I am just overwhelmed at your skill to come out with something so beautiful and interesting like a magician producing live birds out of a rag!!
Wet days continuously in Bengaluru are getting on my nerves and you produce this enchanting rainbow on the horizon!! Bless you Pras.
Thank you Krupa
I think our elders made our childhood what it was - one long innings of simple joy in whatever we did and with whatever we got to do.
Amar,
Please read Jaggi's comments!
Children dream, play make belief games and always making the 'most of a moment', that is why time stands still in their joyful innocence. I remember some 100 marbles, which I had won, falling out of my pocket in the first period after lunch break. It wasn't the anger of the teacher but classmates picking up my winnings that upset me.
Adults dwell in the past and often worry about the future so we often hear adults say 'time flies'. It is the toilet roll syndrome - As you get to the end it goes faster!
Smart adults Plan and don't base their life on random predictions. In my opinion, 'Asstrologers' always see stars or is it black holes?
Children dream, play make belief games and always making the 'most of a moment', that is why time stands still in their joyful innocence. I remember some 100 marbles, which I had won, falling out of my pocket in the first period after lunch break. It wasn't the anger of the teacher but classmates picking up my winnings that upset me.
Adults dwell in the past and often worry about the future so we often hear adults say 'time flies'. It is the toilet roll syndrome - As you get to the end it goes faster!
Smart adults Plan and don't base their life on random predictions. In my opinion, 'Asstrologers' always see stars or is it black holes?
Fantastic observations TK
Ahh, childhood! I do remember having a happy childhood on the whole. Such feeling of safety in public spaces. We kids would wander around even as far as a couple of kilometres from home (this was Bombay, now Mumbai) looking at buildings, chatting about something or nothing. Our parents too did not feel anxious about our safety as adults were generally protective. Not like the environment today...
Strikes a chord Lakshmi!