Nature’s Ways

Ramila Mistry distributes prasad from Mahuva, Gujarat

How time flies. It would seem that till the other day, we were arriving at the Garden in pitch darkness, wrapped in woolens, shivering in the cold. We cursed the weather and prayed that the extended winter go away.
Then summer came and struck with a vengeance. In less than a month, it became so hot and humid that once again we started cursing the weather. Every morning we hoped and prayed for relief – perhaps an unseasonal shower – while also drawing consolation from the belief that it cannot get any worse.
We were being stupid. The mercury rose inexorably, turning the exercises into an ordeal -- more so, in the past two days.

Kishor and Renu at Key West

Everybody, to the last man and woman (and dog) in the Garden was left sweating profusely, dehydrated to the bones and panting for breath. It was like being in an open-air sauna soaked to the skin, the sweat dribbling down the body and dripping from the nose, ears, eyelids, fingers… just that we aren't allowed to take off our clothes, as yet.
Strangely, the moment we are done with the exercises the leaves on the trees would begin to rustle and a cool breeze sweeps across the Garden. Such is nature’s conspiracy.
The only happy spot of the morning was when Ramila Mistry distributed the prasad she had brought down from a Hanuman Temple in Mahuva, Gujarat. She had gone there for a few days on a religious trip. In less than a week, she would escape on another excursion – anything to beat the godforsaken heat.
The others we know to be enjoying themselves in cooler climes are the Babani couple, Kishor and Renu. They had been on a cruise and have sent in a picture of their visit to Key West City – a popular tourism destination in the Straits of Florida, USA. This must make a lot of our people jealous, and for all good reasons.
Jagmohan Papneja:
Mumbai is to face the maximum burnt of climate change, says a recent report. Since the city has reclaimed ocean land substantially, we are going to have a tough time in days to come.
Harish Wadhwa:
Kishor-da and Renu-ji, you should have posed like the statue behind. No one is watching you anyway, except the children and the photographer!