My Grandmother
This blog is dedicated to my dear grandmother, whom we used to call "Mai". I have been thinking of her off late...what I really learnt from her. The three things that first pop up in my mind which summarize her character are: cleanliness, truthfulness and independence. She always taught me to speak the truth, come what may. And I never understood the importance of it until recently. How important this "truth" is in our lives. One obvious plus is peace of mind...you don't have to maintain two sides of the same story! But when a 22 year old talks about truth and a 80 year old talks about truth, the source of their knoweldge is different. When a 22 year old talks about truth he usually has gained that knowledge either from his elders or his books or may be his few experiences. But when a 80 year old woman speaks so passionately about her ideal: truth, that knowledge has come from her entire life experiences. Why would she talk about these high values if they have n...