Happy to be alive in midst of the second covid wave. World has changed so much in last 12-15 months due to pandemic, however I am not gonna talk about it as already too much has been talked about pandemic and corona.
What I wish to share is a milestone, a special moment of my life. In my 8 years of stay at farm so far, while my mother did visit us 8-10 times , my father did not. Not even once. While I understand his disinterest in this farm and dislike of people of this region, somewhere I did use to feel bad about it.
Few days back, my grandmother (nani) passed away , perhaps due to covid and my mother and father decided to come to attend the funeral. Post funeral we need to take bath and the bath was planned at the farm and thus his visit was confirmed to farm for the first time in 8 years for me, 20 years for him.
I wished I clicked more picture but these are the only two I have. the short trip was full of events and emotions. He did not like the approach road as my car could barely cross it, he did not like the houses as it him on his head, he could just appreciate only one mango tree, the pumps did not work for bathing. Overall he did not seem very impressed. Frankly, there is nothing much I have done to impress him anyway. I felt sad for my 8 years of lousy work. I wish I did more. I wish I knew how to do more. I wish I was more organized and farm was more impressive.
Nevertheless, I loved his presence. I was super happy inside. Just to see him walk around was a treat. I could also see the latent appreciation and liking in his eyes. I now wait for his next trip which goes beyond few hours and really look forward to offering him an experience of joy that I get when I am here.
Thank you papa, Thank you God. Thank you nature. :-)
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