I did the awefullest thing you could ever imagine – forgot that today was Amma’s birthday. OK – it’s like this. I’ve never use my watch in the last 2 months as we dont use it in the nursery and hence it showed today as 25th July. And being on study leave totally disengaged me from the day and date of life. So much for excuses…. I felt bad. At 10 PM Appa sent me a gentle SMS reminder. After struggling with a congested network, I scooted back to my room and called them up from my landline. as expected – she wasn’t surprised. It wasn’t the first time I was doing this. Had a pretty long chat with appa and Amma.
Amma’s always been a source of inspiration to me and her inner strength and love for Christ have been instrumental in moulding me.
Appa recently scanned an photograph of Amma garlanding Indira Gandhi (the ex-prime minister of India) and mailed it to all of us. He also wrote this note
I am attaching the photo of Amma garlanding Indira Gandhi when later made her 1st visit to Sri Lanka as Prime Minister of India. This is one of the photos shown to me by her father through Jean aunty in 1973, when I was in a hurried trip to Mauritius as Indian deligate(my first foreign visit). I immediately accepted her even without seeing her! I saw her only few hours before our engagement function!! Even now I feel I made the best choice.
Appa
Lol… and my memory – why do I forget names and dates so easily. Is my mind clogged? Am I getting old? Do I need someone to remind me regularly? Do I need one of those hi-tech organisers that will remind me? Or maybe just a wife!!!??
I guess I tend to be preoccupied. Not realising…… LOL!!