Whimsical 14: The era of my growing up

Our walk to your school is a routine habit - walking along that 7min trail. Boring and monotonous? Certainly not! No instant with you is boring and monotonous. We are engrossed in our daily conversations - Some days, these are one-way monologues of advise or repeating reminders. Some days, these are exciting, happy conversations - just like today.

We ran past the signals and reached the other end of the river of vehicles, we walked across the nursery school and were about to hit the circular multi-purpose hall. Some days, we jump across the circular parapet, priding ourselves for our skills. Some days, we walk around the circle and have fun chasing. Some days, we run through to race against time. 

Today, we chose to walk around the parapet, and a crow cawed - the familiar, matte finished kaaa. I began: "Do you know? When I was a kid, we believed that a crow cawing is an announcement for the arrival of an upcoming guest". You went, "What?! You didn't know if your guests would arrive?". I replied, "Yes, remember, we didn't have mobile phones then. We didn't even have desk phones. How would we know if guests were arriving?". 

You asked, "Oh! How about mails?". I quickly snapped (like I always do recently), "Dei! There was no internet!". You intervened, "No ma! I am not talking of the e-mails, I am referring to the postcard mails". "Aaah! Yes, we did receive a lot of letters, but they were not very specific of the date of arrival etc. As these mails were delivered only after a few days, last minute changes to travel plans could not be communicated"

Then I continued, "Can you imagine a life without internet?". You went, "Wow! I want to live in such times". "Okay", I said, "How about a life without mobile phones?". Pat came your reply, "Wow! I want to live in such times. We can just live in the open space, like a forest!"

I couldn't stifle a laughter. "Dei! We are not referring to stone age. This was just 30 years ago, and we grew up only in houses"

"I know ma! You lived in houses made of wood and thatched roof"

"Dei!"

By this time, we reached school and you greeted the two who you usually greet, while I was grinning as wide as possible.

Whimsical 13: You ask

 You ask: There are so many lives around us, how is it decided where each life should live and in what form? For eg., of all the life forms, how is it decided that I be born as a human. Into this home? Why do we live and perish after a few years?

-17 July 2022

On July 26, 2022, you have read some science books and said you have found your answer in reproduction. I appreciate you, and ask how does reproduction ensure that you have certain characteristics. You have then began exploration on characteristics

Whimsical 12: Generosity at its best.

With the shared love for mango, you and I devour on the mangoes everytime the house sees one. This leaves the dad bereft. It has been years since he ate a decent full mango, despite he buying them whenever he sees a sane mango :-P

Same goes for mangosteens. So, yesterday, when dad bought a bag of mangosteens, you and I decided to share them between the two of us. We counted, and saw that there were 15. I offered: "Here, I give you a big share - take 8, and I will take 7".

Without a thought he replied, "No amma! Lets each take 7 and give 1 to dad. Poor thing, we don't share mangoes also with him. It will be very mean if we don't share the extra mangosteen too"

So, ladies and gentlemen, we generously shared a mangosteen with the dad. We are generous. We are generous.