As the phone rang some days before, I sitting next to it was the first one to pick it up – expecting a near or dear one to be calling us – a routine nowadays considering the times we are living by – This landline phone is testimony to our living and is with us for last 36 long years – I still remember vividly!
Getting a call on this means no wrong number – for us it is most of the
times my mother’s friends which they found it convenient to dial in as we live
in the digital world induced by mobile phones.
Getting to notice the true test of time when one was young and sport a hearty
smile with equal measure of confidence, Disha Aunty used to go to office trailing miles and ever engrossed in her true
Karmic sense – She used to go from one hospital to another; as she worked as a
medical officer in prestigious Government of India company She was ever agile
and talkative in nature and lure almost everyone who came in contact with her
with her bags of never-ending stories!
Now that she is of 73 years of age, and ill bound to do things of her
own and that time has taken over the regimes of her existence, she has many age-related
problems – Sugar, Hypertension and has had an open-heart surgery in recent
past.
Speaking with a philosophical mindset, Aunty speaks words of wisdom when
she tells me “Son, so many people you meet at definitive occasions in this
journey of life, you remember some but forget many. Even your near and dear
ones who have departed now occur as a dream and their memories become intangible
thoughts now!”
Further she tells me “This life is a beautiful till the time you
are in great health and you have a great family with whom you can cherish your
living. Lack of Money can still be compensated via love and care for each other
and with continual support, one can transgress life with a happy living!”
Giving examples of her colleagues whose sons and daughters have left
their aged parents in midst of this trying times of Corona virus. She blatantly
speaks of curse which will befall on those lifeless souls who have left their
parents entrapped in uncertainty of life – more so when their aged parents want
much of care and love at this stage of life. “I don’t know why the
younger generation does not comprehend one grueling fact of life that “It comes
back to you with a bang and at that time they will face the same situation. No
one on earth can dodge the unrelenting Laws of Karma which are always working
incognito.”
Finally after exchanging goodbye pleasantries she kept the phone down
with enthusiasm and excitement of talking to me again not before a humorist
sarcasm “Quite hopefully I should remain alive by that time 😊” – Those final words
were rhetorically rejected by me with sayings “ Disha Aunty you will be alive
and kicking and will surely call us soon to share some marvel moments of life
that you have lived , It is always a pleasure receiving your phone and talking
to you for so long!”
As the phone rang today, I vehemently rushed towards the instrument to
pick up the call as I generally do – the voice on the other side was quite somber
to disclose an unpleasant happening – with a heavy heart ,I received an unpleasant
news of Disha Aunty leaving for her heavenly abode leaving behind slew of memorable
moments which she so frequently used to share with me!
In the Midst of time, when we navigate in retrospection what we owed to
the world and what we actually gained, you will see a highly skewed benchmark
set against time...correction will require decades, but only the prudent ones
will ever get to know what they did wrong....!!!
I know Disha Aunty – you must be seeing us ALL from the ‘Other Side’ of
the world – having a panoramic view and meeting
your departed near and dear ones – not to forget the innumerable
blessing you must be giving us from there for such true moments that we shared as
our paths crossed in this world – Be live and spread your smile as you did to
this physical world – God Bless your Soul!
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