HE - Episode 11

Re: Part 10!

Hi Jaya,

Yes, I too became emotional while writing the episode. And had wet eyes when I had to read it again and again for editing and polishing.

I am happy you liked these words. Whenever people come to me with problems I ask them to visit the inpatient ward of a large hospital. That will give them a perspective and a context for their problems.
There's a poet I love the most, Auden. He went one step ahead and said,

Love does not happen with grand declarations. Nor does it happen in an exotic resort with a hundred junior artists dressed in white are swirling around. It can and normally it does happen in a mundane setting like a hospital, a mall, the work place and is expressed in small things like the way of address.

Hats off to you, Jaya. In fact only because of this sharp observation of yours I chose to respond to your fb so fast. Honestly, I am totally vexed with all the Ashrams and Swamijis I see in the real world. None of them have the love, the universal love, which is the hallmark of a true sage. They are all filled with greed (barring exceptions), lust and what not. So in my stories I am trying to create ideal Swamijis full of love and who function like cool shade to those who are scorched the sun of life.

That makes two of us. Yes, I too am breaking my head. Let's leave the matter to Her.

Love,

 

Hi Hemalatha,

Thanks a lot for the kind words. For me writing an episode is like appearing for a tough examination like my CA exams. So the first good responses are the results. Needless to say you and Jaya thrilled me with your fb.

Regarding Swamiji please read my reply to Jaya. In the real world one advice I give is that always be wary of Swamijis. The ratio between the real ones and fakes is somewhere around 1:1000. In those days we had real Swamijis. These days some of the most genuine Swamiji's are not dressed in Saffron robes. They may be wearing the ordinary dress and may be playing the role of your boss, your neighbour, your counsellor or your friend.

The event was a fiction. But the rescue capabilities of institutions like the Apollo Hospitals are quite real. I saw that in action about 3 years back when my uncle had a heart attack. The ambulance arrived in just 12 minutes after we called them. Even a call taxi would have taken a longer time.

Thanks Hema.

Best Regards,

 

Most Gracious Madurai ILites,

I am sridhar aka Varalotti a Maduraiite all my life. I am an accountant. Writing is my pastime.

My wife, Indhusri (also an ILite) and I are wondering whether we could have an ILites Meet at Madurai.

Let's agree upon some ground rules. We'll have the meeting on a Saturday ora Sunday. Let's say, we should have a minimum of 5 ILites to make the meeting interesting.


Let me know what do you think. Click this link and post your views.

Can We Madurai ILites Meet?

love,

 

Dear Lalitha,
Yes, I was also getting moody with Timeline A. So when the members demanded that we have B for two consecutive weeks, I readily agreed.

Most part of Timeline B is happening in a star hotel. The hero, Sethu and another main character Nalini are working there. Naturally I have to do some justice to the food part of it.

What your father said is true. You need not go far to seek proof for that. I have experienced it in my life several times. That's the reason I am madly, passionately in love with God. There are times He did impossible things to save me. She (God is beyond gender, both a He and a She) has never for a moment thought that whether I deserve Her love. She was showering it on me,wasting it on me. Had she poured this amount of love on any other individual, that individual would have ruled the world. But She never minded that.
I am an accountant and God is not. He does not weigh any transaction. He takes away very little to give us back quite a lot.

I am happy you enjoyed reading this episode Lalitha, in as much I enjoyed writing it.

love,

 

Forgot To tell you Jaya!

Hi Jaya,
In my reply to your fb on HE 11 I forgot to tell you one thing. Hence this second reply. I can't sleep with a debt of gratitude remaining unacknowledged.

When you said, "sridhar are you sort of jinxed with swamijis that in every story there appears a Swamiji....."

I had given the reason in my first reply. But unconsciously you have sown the seed for something.

If you are interested, I'll tell you what it is.

thanks.
love,