And so it goes,the days of our lives.
Not that I see this daytime soap,just caught the end lines before the news,which I do see.I like it,it has a sense of something narrative,as if someone else is watching us ,live out our lives.

"Sugamana vedanai enbadu edu?"-A question for ARRahman.
"Naam vaazhum inda vaazhakai thaan!"

Liked this one,too.
Everyday,every minute we spend out the days given to us as grace.What are we looking for?Money which can bring comforts?If so,what are those comforts?Does it not wary from each individual to the other?I pondered over this as I walked down today from the school after seeing off my kid.It is the start of term 3 and she was happy,to be in her element which is to make fun and play all day long.Lessons are blended with the games.
How I wish I could be a kid with her,be her friend and play with her in her school and learn from her teacher.I try to imagine what it would be like.Nice dreams,but then,who will feed or clothe or do htose hundred little things mothers do day in and day out?Even at sleep,I find I am worried if she has pulled her blanket off and check for it;worried if she has tumbled over the far end and hurt herself,worried she will feel left out if I don't put my arm around her,worried if she had eaten enough for dinner,worried whether it is nutritious enough,and so on.The biggest worry I can come up with is that whether I am bringing her up well,whether I am a good example for her.It is so hard to be a parent.I would like to give her all that she needs,but also am tempeted by giving her all that she wants.I am worried whether I am forcing what I know to be right upon her and not letting her make her own decisions.But then,I go thinking 'she is too young to know what is good for her'.Then,at what stage should I start cutting away the threads that have bound me to her so tightly from the time she was just a small cell in my womb.Tough,that's all I can say.To each his own,it is an experience to be had to understand,a lesson in life.
What is right and what is wrong?That itself is a conundrum.Argubly,here is where religion comes in.I was surprised and happy to see some 400,000 odd people singing and swaying as one at the recently concluded World Youth Day in Sydney.The live telecast enabled me to watch as the Pope held sunday Mass for such a huge congregation.Worthy flock of the Lord,I would say.Good thing to have religion as a means to support,comfort and answer the confused riddles of everyday life and why life in general is besetted by sorrow.
As personal milestones,we have had a wonderful 8 years together and hope for more happy years to come.We have had our fights,big and small but find that we cannot live without each other.Well,that's marriage for you.Then,we had our kid turning 6,she was pretty happy at that,knowing it to be a bigger number than 5,thereby making it all the more important!!
She was particularly insightful this Friday. After perusing the pictures of clamouring children and their hapless father,she declared,"Lucky,I am the only one.I don't have to share you or appa with anyone else.I can always get a hug or kiss!"
Here is a little story:
Old man Yun lives in a small village near the mountains in China.He has a son and a horse.One day,the horse runs away.The neighbours and villagers say to him,"What bad luck,your only horse has run away.How will you plough your fields now?"
Yun replies,"Bad luck,good luck who knows?"
The horse comes back a few months later with a horde of wild horses.Now he has six strong horses.The villagers say,"What good luck!"Yun says,"Good luck,bad luck who knows!"
His young son helps to tame them.While doing so,one of the horses kicks out upon his leg and breaks it.The villagers come and say,"Bad luck,now your young son has broken his leg.Who will help you now?"
Yun replies,"Bad luck,good luck who knows!"
A big war comes on.The soldiers of the king come and take away all the helathy young men of the village for the army.They take one look at Yun's son's broken leg and leave him there.
Yun says,"good luck,bad luck who knows!"
Good Luck,Bad luck who knows..;)