CHERISH with HARISH

Hyderabad,  August, 2020. When he was born, he was the younger brother. So, his parents named him 'Chhote'. Even his younger siblings called him 'Chhote' bhaiyya (younger brother). My chhote mama recently passed away because of Covid. It is painful, because it happened very soon, and from a man who was walking freely, to a straight pan dead body! I don't want to cry now, because I have admired my Chhote mama's (uncle) positive patience, always from a very young age. It is one feature of his personality which I had admired.  I am sharing some of the memories, which I have cherished all my life, some memories, which are pretty clearly imprinted on my mind, some time I had spent with him alone. Let us begin: MEMORY-1 Secunderabad, 1994 I was little! My mama had come to our place in Trishul Line, Secunderabad. These are some very clear visual memories of Trishul line. Our house was on the ground floor. He had come home.  He asked me, "Do you sleep outside?"

Sometimes you find yourself, in the middle of no where. But sometimes, in the middle of no where, you find YOURSELF... - KHS

Several times during a day, do I keep seeing glimpses of the GOD. Many call it 'Universe', 'Super-natural' or plain 'Destiny, but the magic continues 

'Falling in sleep', is so similar to 'FALLING in love. You want to listen to the 'OTHERS', but you just CANNOT

As an Indian kid or as a student, I started knowing about the universe. The only source for me then, was what my western textbook taught me. Science or physics taught me about the infinite universe, the planets, the stars and everything related to that. Every evening, I would stand in my balcony and get awed by the evening sky. It was absolutely amazing to see the stars, and imagine that someone on those stars could see me too! This was one of the reasons of me getting lost into the stars. I would spend a lot of time looking up and imagining that where did God exist, above all this? But back home, I would listen to some Hindu astrological news which I really did not pay attention to.  I could not pay attention to that definition of God.  This is how it looked like: Though they were different schools of thought, but there was something interesting they showed: AMAZING DARKNESS! I got into my studies and forgot about the darkness, till recently. Due to the Lockdown

डर जाना चीन की सेना से, वो मुँह में पानी आना, इटली-फ़्रान्स के खाने से, पल-पल डर जाना, Corona के कारनामों से , घुम हो जाना,ख़ुद की लिखी क़िस्से- कहानियाँ से, सब कुछ बस, घर बैठे-बैठे, घर बैठे-बैठे ! - क्ष।ह।सि।, जून २०२०

Like any middle-class guy, I had grown up in an atmosphere of listening to family values,  their guidance, and had always enjoyed the freedom they had given me! This freedom, was never asked for, and it never pushed me into things which other young boys had ‘asked’ for from their parents. So, as a result, I would try a glimpse of every bad habit, and on my own, I would realise that they were not worth it! In the process, I would always figure out, that I have been super-lucky to have a set of parents, who had given me this un-asked freedom. I was earning for some time in Mumbai, just the way my parents would have wanted me to. But things changed, when I stopped earning for some time. I thought that I should try something new and explore. But I did not know, what exactly was this something new ! I thought of taking a break from the same daily life. I was bored of the daily routine of going to office.  So one fine day, I gave my resignation in the office. It was a new s