Wednesday, July 17, 2013

1.MATERNAL MEADOWS OF HEAVEN.

MY MATERNAL GRAND FATHER

   My maternal grand parents might have been very proud and happy that they were having thirteen children in their account.On those days a family was considered to be a wealthy family as it was meant with good number of children and with good number of cattle.Then a family was considered to be a bit of royal which came under the same category which mentioned above with some wealth.My maternal grand parents belonged to the second category.

   My grand father was a bit big level agriculturist and a bit of strict personality..He was as usual grand fathers of that period, a hard worker.He went a bit above it..i.e.he came under the title workaholic.He was in the category of wake up bright and wake others also up bright in the morning light.He showered his children with love.If any of his children did spend more time in their field than the usual time they were guaranteed to get more shower of love through various measures.When he was in the field,when the sun set time approached his prime question was why the sun sets?.He was such an ardent lover of agriculture.In this matter half of his children took after him including my beloved mother.

  You can imagine my grand mother's position who was married to such an workaholic personality.Whether it was raining or shining he was very expert in matching the jobs with the members of his family.He was a versatile personality.So depending on the situation and atmosphere, many times training and the related project had been given to his family members in the same time and in the same spot by my wise grand father.At the same time he was giving much importance to education.It was very difficult time for education to establish its own value.He tried his best to give education to his children.

   But during holidays the children must be at their work.This was my grandpa's unwritten law.One day my grand mother seemed to be so tired.She was unable to work on that particular day.It was raining outside.She really wanted to take rest.As our places were situated at hill stations the chillness during the rainy season wooed us to go to bed with one or two quilts.

    I think my grand mother wanted to be under the quilt for some time.It was a day time luxury for her.But my grand father never allowed her to enjoy herself,instead he gave her some sort of indoor work.Here you can imagine my grand mother's level of temperament.She seemed to have bit him to the core.But my grandpa's reaction was as cool as ice.He told as"In whatever way you scold me and in whatever way I scold you they wouldn't have any effect on us.Because we both are working hard for the sake of our beloved children".We can understand the depth of his love on his children.

   Even my grandpa's married daughters used to have their share of work during their visits to their birth place.The poor souls!They had to work hard at their destined place as well as at their birth place.But on their return they would be accompanied with various sorts grains,various sorts of vegetables along with delicious home made snacks for their children.Some times with the help of horse which was the only source of transport, their goods would be carried off to their destined place which were around five kilometers destination with so many ups and downs.Otherwise they should stand on their own feet for their transport.Definitely God might have given some special strength to those pure and good souls.

   My paternal grand parent's house was somewhat big and beautiful.The inmates used to enjoy four meals a day along with milk related delicious food.And they used to enjoy  non-vegetarian meals very well which were rare at that time.The house was always with visitors and children.The visitors who visited us at any time,whether they belonged to our family or not they used to have the same meals what the inmates had which was the custom of that golden period.The house was with full of grains and vegetables,with cattle and rabbits and hens and chicks and with bee hives and with seasonal country fruits and with good care on every one of the family.I felt many times as if I was in the King's palace.

   My grand father did all his best to keep his family a best family in the village.He was so disciplined and so generous.One time one of the villager who had some digestive related problem.For his every day meals he very badly needed curd.They had no cattle.Every day they used to come to our house for the curd. My grand father donated him a cow.He also took care of his brothers's family very well.Still I could remember we used to enjoy our childhood in all his brothers families with no differences.

   My grand father's good and positive efforts not only for the sake of his own family but also for the sake of others,his disciplined life style, his generosity,his simplicity earned a name and fame to himself and to his family.Not only in his own village,in the other neighbor villages, his name itself earned a good respect and so his family.His children were very careful in preserving his father's name and their family name.

   But unfortunately my grand father was not blessed with a long life.But within his given life time he did his best as a human by the grace of God.

   I observed and absorbed what a beautiful family means and the respect it earns.Earning respect only must be the prime duty of a human I realized.


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