Friday, August 16, 2013

4.MATERNAL MEADOWS OF HEAVEN

4.MY GOD FATHER'S BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

   The time when my God father took that big responsibility,including himself, two brothers and five sisters got married.The other three brothers were in their school level I think.In the whole family the relationship between mother and children, and the relationship between brothers and sisters,the relationship between brothers among themselves and the relationship between sisters among themselves were spectacular.More than that the beautiful understandings of the the family's love-bond by the family's daughters'-in-law and sons-in-law were more spectacular.They did respect this love-bond.

   My God father's brothers and sisters treated themselves as my God parents children.Their genuine love and respect they had towards their eldest brother and sister-in-law were very remarkable one.

   On those days.education seemed to be not necessary for the girls.However,my grand-father was  a pioneer  to make his younger two daughters to get through their high school level before their marriage.But he was  very firm in educating his boys.But his second son was not at all interested in having education..He took after my grand father to a great extent in agriculture.Like my grand-father when he was in the field definitely he would ask' why the Sun sets'?My grand-father did all his best to send him to school through various measures but all in vain.

   My grand-father's second son enjoyed doing his agriculture to the core.

   He was the person who used to bring heap of seasonal country side fruits for his far and wide relatives from the far off places all by walk with all cheers.

   He was the person who used to bring  many big stocks of wild honey with all beaming.

   He was the person who used to catch the rabbits on his way to home from the fields with good tactics and with all excitements.

   while his relatives enjoyed tasting his fruits,honey and rabbits he enjoyed tasting his own adventures in getting those things through his remarkable and daring efforts.when he used to disclose those thrilling adventures and his daring efforts through various sorts of expressions, they were quite an interesting and an admirable ones.

   Once he was asked by one of his neighbor ,'How come it be possible for you and for your brothers to be with this all clean habits'.

   His reply was,'We only know our eldest brother who is very careful about his clean habits.As we are under his wings,naturally we brothers also take care of our clean habits'.What a sensible statement.

   My God father was in a respectable government post in a nearby town.As he was the head of the family,being with that fatherly concern he used to visit his native place and his sisters' destined placed with regular intervals.He used to visit his native place after office hours and his sisters' place on week-ends..

   Almost all his native visits were used to be belated visits as he had to walk the distance.The transport facilities were limited.He was unable to get his home before the bed time of his little brothers who were seemed to be in the high school level.The next  day morning when he opened his eyes,he could see all his little brothers standing around his bed with blooming face to say good morning without even brush their teeth and without even a cup of  coffee and without tasting the snacks which were brought for them by their eldest brother even  after my grand-mother's great effort to make them to do so.After saying good morning to their eldest brother only they went to brush their teeth and have snacks and coffee.

   When he used to visit his sisters' place they were informed well in advance through letters.His sisters family including their in -laws used to expect him with love and respect and with delicious meals with boiled eggs and with packages of fresh vegetables for him

   My mother underwent two major heart surgeries with long intervals.Throughout the periods my mothers sisters's and their great adjustable families' manual helps and the way my mother's sisters were looking after our family along with their families, from their place to our place and from our place to their place with no rest for a quite a period of time all by walk.And the manual and financial helps from my mothers brothers's family including my grand-mother's great help were made me to think we all were blessed  to a great extent.

   From my memories of the Maternal Meadows of heaven,I observed and absorbed that a family means all is one and so all is well.

     

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