...a simple life....

The pleasures of being simple...and leading a life on my own terms...

Ever so often, i think on the lines of "what have i achieved in life".
we all think this sometime or the other.
fact is; we dont have to acheive ANYTHING to have led a fulfilling life.
my grandfather was a classic example. my grandmother was very very dominating.
She would rule the house with an iron fist. No one dared to do anything that did not meet with her approval.

thatha would not and could not do anything about it.
also, he worked and retired as a bench clerk in the high court of madras.
thats all - it was not an eventful life in any sense of the word.
he went about his work, no big deal, came home, took care of the kids, never raised his voice, never scolded or chided his children (later on never chided his grand children)
Simple life, simple pleasures of eating, work, listening to music and cricket commentary on the radio.

My sister and i stand today in complete gratitude for all the values he instilled in us.
it was the GREATEST LEGACY he could have ever left us...and thats one LEGACY that will always be with us, whether we are rich or poor materially. so, even if the world thinks that his was a simple ordinary life - WE KNOW HOW EXTRAORDINARY HE WAS FOR US.

I will always remember the hot bournvita/ horlicks that he would lovingly make for us and give us in the evening when we came home from school. He would also make dosai for us. While we chattered on and on about what happened in school etc.

I guess the values that we instill in the children today are something that will stand with them throughout their lives. AND THERE LIES my USELFULNESS and YOURs.

"They also leave rich legacies - those that dont leave any money or assets for their children."

YOU may not think you are making a difference to the world...but, in your own way, you are making a world of difference to those that cross your path and those that live in close proximity to you. ...