tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26003288.post116177408349854603..comments2023-11-05T18:08:31.477+05:30Comments on the spirit of the times: black-faced happinesssatyajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006013937555831197noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26003288.post-1162363730636228372006-11-01T12:18:00.000+05:302006-11-01T12:18:00.000+05:30life-thru: hmm..i'm glad u found it easier without...life-thru: hmm..i'm glad u found it easier without missing the drift of my post<BR/><BR/>ruchika: ther's a strong bond with ayahs, yr first rickshaw wallahs,prep teachers,etc..when u meet them u're still the same toddler or child that u were..and somehow even u cant get out of that..<BR/><BR/>we all are rooted not to any common reality but our own realities..satyajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006013937555831197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26003288.post-1162273889131175602006-10-31T11:21:00.000+05:302006-10-31T11:21:00.000+05:30So true... I felt the same way when I went to my d...So true... I felt the same way when I went to my dad's factory and the head worker's manager there, an elderly lady, was so excited to see me after more than 3 yrs... and she took me to her little room inside the factory premises, offered all that she could (tea, biscuits etc etc), spoke to me about Paris (I was touched that she knew I was there for so long and had kept abreast of my latest location!).. I feel that the warmth that these people have for us (esp children of employers etc) is much much more than that shown by any family friends! And even though you have more than they do, they don't give u 'badduas' for that. they are genuinely happy for u! Its nice to get in touch with rooted people once in a while..Still Searchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771129066300765626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26003288.post-1162207799032041402006-10-30T16:59:00.000+05:302006-10-30T16:59:00.000+05:30for the first time i did not have to look up a dic...for the first time i did not have to look up a dictionary while reading your post...:)...so am happy...awesome thoughts baba...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02794419782415672497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26003288.post-1162188363567468542006-10-30T11:36:00.000+05:302006-10-30T11:36:00.000+05:30suhas, prits: thank you..sucharita: we all have ou...suhas, prits: thank you..<BR/><BR/>sucharita: we all have our own experiences to reflect on... but its very easy to forget something about which we felt very strongly about, albeit very brieflysatyajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006013937555831197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26003288.post-1162100994639446012006-10-29T11:19:00.000+05:302006-10-29T11:19:00.000+05:30i think its just someone's capacity to be happy or...i think its just someone's capacity to be happy or sad and it has nothing to do with the state of being.things arent that easy to explain all th time.there is a dignity that people want to stand upto when they come from nothing.<BR/>in community services section when we went around to review the contraceptive practices of grade 4 emplyess and bpo level inhabitants of cuttack we would invariably be offered a cold fanta or a kurkure or at least a cup of tea.to be honest i could never say yes to the tea because i knew where the water came from..the same riverside used for ablutions,washing clothes and collecting cooking water.and if i asked the lady of the house to give the fanta to their kid who would have loved to have it..they would be offended.so i closed my eyes and gulped dwn the fanta or whtevr it was and forgot about it.<BR/>and thanked them for it.and i think too that they deserve the thanks way more than the rest of our brethen.because it costs them to an extent where it matters.in tangible and intangible words<BR/><BR/>i liked the post not so much for what you have written or titled but for what i can realise you have a capacity to feel....<BR/><BR/>and thats worthy of mention.<BR/>bbyeSUCHARITA ROYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12211991697823507458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26003288.post-1162026255905804242006-10-28T14:34:00.000+05:302006-10-28T14:34:00.000+05:30i had some doubt about the motive for the title. T...i had some doubt about the motive for the title. Then I read the post again, now I feel it's apt.Pritesh Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02299558439962687954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26003288.post-1161947096576817032006-10-27T16:34:00.000+05:302006-10-27T16:34:00.000+05:30loved the title ..loved the title ..Suhashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14625473302567586532noreply@blogger.com