What do you
write
when your
Dad turns ninety?
sixty-five years that
you have
been with him.
Your own age
pales in
significance.
In fact, you
feel younger
in parent's presence!
So, first
thing
you thank
God
for giving
us this day.
We are
grateful to Him
for bringing
us into
such a
blessed family.
Dad,
when we were
younger
you had been
very strict
with us-
your
children.
But not as
strict with
your
grand-children and great-grand-children!
Why?
Perhaps we
now understand
as we are grand-parents
ourselves!
And the joy
of
grand-parenting
goes beyond
disciplining the grand-children.
What did we
learn from you?
Many things.
Firstly
being systematic and meticulous
in whatever you
did.
Like
ensuring
your shirts remain wrinkle-free even while travelling,
like
mothballing
the woolens and quilts after every winter,
like
clipping
your trouser bottoms on your bicycle to prevent grease stains,
like
cross-indexing
mammoth records of BITS BoG and Senate proceedings in pre-computer era,
like
fixing the
mosquito net on our charpoys in the lawn every night
and many
such impressions.
You told us
“take
care of your things, they will take care of you”.
Like
polishing
our shoes-
a habit
which we continue even today.
We also
learnt
team work
from you.
Every Holi
and Diwali
you would
greet and hug
every staff
member including cleaners and sweepers
as they came
home in Pilani
to seek your
blessings.
You taught
us
to be
steadfast yet humble.
In all
situations
whether
happy or not-so-happy.
Although
you lost all
your teeth early
you used
your dentures
to entertain
the grand children
and some
time scare them too!
You broke
five ribs
when you
were eighty-eight.
But you not
only
bounced back
but also
continued
doing all
the exercises.
Dad,
we can’t
thank you enough
for all
that you
have done for us.
We only want
to say
‘We Love
You’.
May God
grant you
good health
so that you
continue
to bless us
all!
- From all of us 2G to 4G!
- From all of us 2G to 4G!
-
2G: Harsh-Neeta, Raj-Sarita, Poonam-Rishi
- 3G: Akanksha-Ankur; Ankush-Prabjoth; Deepti-Kartik
-
4G: Ansh, Nikhil, Arjit, Anuva, Naman
Thanks for browsing,
- Harsh-the-Ghumakkad/ 30th March 2017
