Of This And That!

iyerviji · Feb 24, 2024

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@Viswamitra
My dear Viswa
I am equally happy to be back with you all. I have a problem though. My diabetic neuropathy has robbed nearly 90% of my sense of touch! My right index finger which I use for all my typing is the worst affected! That has affected my typing speed and I tend to make a lot of spelling mistakes as I am unable to direct my index finger to type what I have in my mind! On top of all that, my autocorrection mode was making matters worse. I have now switched it off.
During my banking career, I spent more than 3 years in Bengal in the mid 1970s and that was the best period of my life.
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Sorry to know that Anna. Still you are typing. You are great..God bless you with good health

jayasala42 · Feb 24, 2024

Dear Cheeniya Sir,
Only yesterday I read all your ramblings at a stretch and enjoyed a lot.
Your latest take on Robert
Browning 's poem had a lot of impact on me.
While nature provides sufficient intelligence to all living beings to choose
their own habitat ,now a days children want to bring up
their own pets at home.They dont wait for the snail or lark.
I am reminded of my grandson in US.
Ten years back he decided to bring up a Guinea pig at home
much against my son's wishes..TWO guinea pigs along with a metallic tent
arrived on an auspicious day..It was filled with wooden scrappings and with
sheets of big Tissue paper.Carrots,apples and nuts were provided
within the net along with a water dispenser from which the pigs could take
in water.Every half an hour there were droppings.
He was advised not to give bath often,but only four times a year.While I hesitated to
go near the pigs,my grandson happily kept the pigs on his lap.He never hesitated to remove the droppings,clean the cage and provide tissue
beddings to the pets.My grandson aged 7 ensured
rest and sleep in comfort to his pets.Assured them food and drinks.
exercise and safely
provided shelter from the weather including wind, cold, rain and sun
The lines of DR.Browning
“The year's at the spring

And day's at the morn;

Morning's at seven;

The hill-side's dew-pearled;

The lark's on the wing;

The snail's on the thorn:

God's in his heaven—

All's right with the world”

enchanted me a lot.

But my grandson 19 doing second year Engg at Wisconsin is a Carnatic vocalist.He gave two performances in RR SABHA and MYLAPOE FINE ARTS in Jan this year.
He does not need Robert Browning's persuasion to see the lark or snail,having had rich experience himself.
Thank you very much for winding up my memories Jayasala 42

shyamala1234 · Feb 25, 2024

Dear Cheeniya sir,
Your snippets itself is like a kaleidoscope! Touched so many topics ranging from music, poetry ,lark and even snail!!! Other feed backs also are Kaleidoscope ! I saw snails moving slowly but never on a thorn.
I love music, but only soft music....mostly semiclassical. Going back to nostalgia sitting anywhere in the world is great! Without nostalgia...always thinking about the present...how boring would be life!
I am an early bird sipping coffee and doing wordle. Never observed lark praying or snail on the thorn! Sometimes hear cuckoo's sweet voice. All is well with the world...optimistic view and contentment too.
Great determination to type with your aching finger. You main plus point is superactive mind which motivates to type.
Syamala

Thyagarajan · Feb 25, 2024

Regarding 80 + is < = 18, i find in IL many of very active members are lady Markendayas of indian origin. They have perineal energy of River Ganga and their flowing jottings here in the form of posts and FBs are always comprehensive and solution oriented with words of comfort wherever necessary. Awesome members serving elixir or and ambrosia providing nuggets for managing life situations especially for who still who wet behind their years .

God continued to Bless this Community .

Cheeniya · Feb 25, 2024

@jayasala42
Dear jayasala madam
I feel thrilled with your response to a blog of mine. There was a time when I used to flood IL with my blogs on a regular basis and I had dedicated followers who never failed to respond to my blogs.
I gradually reduced my blogs as many of my friends left the site. I had health issues too which affected my focus. But I realised that my limiting my exposure here only added to my misery! I decided to resume writing in a smaller way more to keep myself active mentally than to be in limelight as in the past.
Thank you madam for stepping in and responding to this blog. Your grandson's decision to go for a pig as pet reminds me if Wodehouse's novels featuring a fat and jolly pig named Empress of Blanding. In India pigs are seen generally in the streets particularly in villages and small towns and lunching on things that make our stomach turn. But in Western countries they are taken well care of for pork which is a delicacy for them.
I am happy to note that your grandson is a carnatic singer. A decade back, I was Vice President of two sabhas, Kartik Fine Arts and Parthasarathy Swamy Sabha
Thanks once again for your response madam!

Cheeniya · Feb 25, 2024

@shyamala1234
My dear Syamala
The most endearing thing about you is your frankness and simplicity. In this make-believe world, most people tend to present a rosy picture of themselves and we never can get a chance to break through their facade.
I too have no in depth knowledge of classical music particularly Hindustani music. Several decades back, I had attended concerts by Bhimsen Joshi, Ravi Shankar, Bismillah Khan et al. We sat on the floor and would listen to them the whole night!
What is required to love music is not any in depth knowledge of Raghas and Talas but an appreciative ears!