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<strong>of</strong>f in between, watching news at 8 am, 3 pm, 7 pm<br />
and cricket matches without fail. He is so busy that<br />
it’s diffi cult for him to fi t his entire schedule in 16 to<br />
17 hrs <strong>of</strong> a day. It is a funny sight when he does two<br />
jobs at a time; viewing cricket and reading his stotra<br />
book simultaneously. It looks like he keeps some<br />
target for a day <strong>of</strong> completing the stotra reading. If he<br />
cannot make it when some guests come or because<br />
he indulges himself in a cricket match then he has<br />
to do overtime foregoing his noon siesta or sleep at<br />
night. He is scolded by everyone in the family for this<br />
behavior as even though they know he reads stotras<br />
diligently for the good <strong>of</strong> the family members, they<br />
are concerned about his health. But, Annu doesn’t<br />
like any member <strong>of</strong> the family coming in his way and<br />
his God….<br />
You should see Annu’s face when Summi shouts<br />
at him. His face falls, either he looks down like a<br />
cute puppy, or he feigns ignorance. For an onlooker<br />
Summi looks like a tyrant and all sympathies are for<br />
Annu!! Poor Summi gives up as she is tired <strong>of</strong> talking<br />
in a loud voice knowing that he can’t hear a word<br />
because he has switched <strong>of</strong>f his hearing instrument.<br />
With Best Compliments from:<br />
As Wordsworth wrote in one <strong>of</strong> his poem, ‘Child<br />
is the Father <strong>of</strong> the man’, but when Father becomes<br />
a child, imagine how it would be? Summi‘s Annu is<br />
a good example. The new born child is as vulnerable<br />
and needs the same attention as the bed ridden old<br />
parent. Some babies are cheerful, some cranky, and all<br />
craving for attention… Same characteristics, aren’t<br />
they? I have come across many elders <strong>of</strong> different<br />
temperaments, having different approaches to life. A<br />
couple <strong>of</strong> ajjis and ajjas with whom I came into close<br />
contact spent their time in reading stotras and pothis<br />
or doing odd jobs at home. There was one who was<br />
spirited and entertained her grand and great grand<br />
children with her own concocted songs and stories.<br />
Another ajji went into a shell and kept to herself.<br />
An ajja, a voracious reader would be happy to tell<br />
stories to anyone who came to his house and made<br />
them read a poem or a book .Yes, it’s ok with elders<br />
who are physically fi t and can spend their time in<br />
reading, watching television, spending their time in<br />
spiritual pursuits, but those who are bedridden, and<br />
have lost all interest in life we have to fi nd a way out<br />
to keep them happy.<br />
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