Friday, May 19, 2006
D zero: swimming
today marks 1 year since thatha left for a better place.
when i was about 5 or 6, the whole extended family used to go to east coast park for picnics/bbqs, and us kids used to like playing in the water. parents would usually stay dry. the men getting the BBQ stuff done, and the women talking and taking care of the other stuff. thatha would be the first one in the water, and he would swim out about 20-30 metres and then he would swim laps parallel to the shore. it was understood that we children had to play in the area between him and the shore. if any of us approached him, he'd gently rebuke us and tell us to play/swim closer to shore.
in this way he watched over us to ensure that no harm befell us as we swam. and i hope that wherever he is, he still watches over us to ensure that no harm befalls us as we swim through the sea of life.
when i was about 5 or 6, the whole extended family used to go to east coast park for picnics/bbqs, and us kids used to like playing in the water. parents would usually stay dry. the men getting the BBQ stuff done, and the women talking and taking care of the other stuff. thatha would be the first one in the water, and he would swim out about 20-30 metres and then he would swim laps parallel to the shore. it was understood that we children had to play in the area between him and the shore. if any of us approached him, he'd gently rebuke us and tell us to play/swim closer to shore.
in this way he watched over us to ensure that no harm befell us as we swam. and i hope that wherever he is, he still watches over us to ensure that no harm befalls us as we swim through the sea of life.
thus spake satchithananda at 1:15 pm
1 Comments:
my muthichan means the world to me, so i can imagine how much you must be missing him. im sure he's watching over you,in addition to being very happy tht hes got a lovely grandson.
Anonymous, at 22/5/06 7:37 am
