Monday, October 6, 2014

CORIANDER V : LET:THE SIBLING BE

 All my nephews and non-nephews are below par,except one-Sajal. All my  non- nieces are achievers-the one in Singapore being  greatly so and one in Manas triumphantly so. One niece whom i respectfully admire is the one who has taken her adult life in her own hands  struggled a;lot, works a lot beyond fatigue and who has almost single handed stabilised the family to where it is now. It was on 06 Oct 2013- exactly an year ago , she rang up and suo- moto assured me that she is conscientious and will meet her obligations  to her sibling, shortly. Given her sincerity, I also prayed for her, even for a  Miracle., to help her out..

 When, one mentions Conscience, there is an implosion, and the Hound of Heaven peeps in for audit. Do not disappoint him, with your accounts. That is why i began this Serial with the Francis Thompson poem. If she had at the least included the sibling in her Prayers, then a Jayalogam might have answered. . If we mundanely continue  to cook  dinner for default diners or only concerned with an uncertain investment in a child's edn well, how do we answer the Hound.?

Sibling loyalty is not easy. Sibling jealousy is in fact the in- thing.  I  enjoy doing so much for my dog but do resent the work I  have to do for Viji(NOT to confuse with expenses. In fact, the underlying purpose of my keeping a dog is  to be able to spend for others w/o counting money) Particularly, when I have to give  her a glass of milk in the night, I am already sleepy or engrossed in watching  interesting debates on TV or in computer work or dog-tired with a thousand aches from a dozen odd diseases I suffer from. But, I draw strength from the fact that I never tire from garnishing when I cook even though that may be the last thing to do and mostly not even essential . I do not forget to buy coriander  even when it is Rs 20/.'= for 50gms.

I also draw strength from the TRUTH that my cousin Jaya is looking after her elder sister Prema -who is hip-broken and confined to a cot for so many years now, when  nobody can compel her. To jaya herself God has been so unkind  that even "Zindagi rog banegi, hume malum na tha"in the very sad voice of  K L Saigal is  meiosis. And, who will look after  Jaya?Nobody. What-ever we have done for Viji, is sour nothing, when compared to what Jaya is doing. There is a lady who due to her  spirituality, impeccable purity ,god-gifted intelligence and philanthropic  activities is held in high esteem , has many followers and some for the sooth- sayings, even worship her as God. But to me, just as some  OZ player said " I have seen God; he plays at no 4 for India in Tests" I would  say I have seen God; her  Mob No is 9566125497 which she normally she keeps switched off  and then we have to  speak to  Prabhu@9884722166.

About those whose misfortune we know about, let us without fail include them atleast in our prayers , just as we may remember to add Coriander as garnish.

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