At first Ved Prakash Grover came in, a copy of the Bhagavad Gita tucked securely under his arm. Santosh-ji (left pic) followed, with Bose a few steps behind. After a while, Rane-bhau showed up. And then, Shekhawat-ji came in to start the exercises. By the time we finished, we were just about 10 in the Chinese Hut – though still, more in number than all the rest of the people who had strayed into the Garden this morning.
It was by far the wettest morning of the season. After three days of incessant rainfall, nobody expects anybody to turn up. But with low attendance, there are some inherent advantages. You have enough space in the Hut to move and stretch yourself without having to make room for others or climb up on the side platforms like a joker. There are minimum distractions. You concentrate better on the exercises – unless of course, you tend to drift away in your own thoughts and lose track of the action around you.
We have had occasions when the person conducting the exercises forgets the sequence and either skips a particular drill or repeats it absent-mindedly. At times, somebody might suddenly burst into a loud guffaw when s/he should be doing the silent laughter. Today, Santosh-ji did the ‘full rotation of the neck’ both clockwise and anti-clockwise, five times each, and forgot soon afterwards. She wanted us to do it again.
Otherwise, Santosh-ji is quite a perspicacious person with unique insights on life which can be educative to us all. For instance, not many know of this conversation she once had with Sunita-ji (rt pic). “After 50, insaan gadha ban jata hai,” she reflected bitterly. “We have to look after the children, house, our grandchildren… We are so burdened by everyday problems of the household that we scarcely find time for ourselves.”
“After 50, insaan ullu ban jata hai,” Sunita-ji corrected her. “We hardly get any sleep. We stay awake in the darkness all night, waiting for daybreak so that we can go out to the Garden and do some Ha-Ha Ho-Ho!”
That is some consolation for those who did not show up this morning. After all, who wants to be seen as an ullu?
Renu Babani says:
So far, I don't feel like what either Santosh-ji or Sunita-ji has to say. I guess my time will come sooner or later! Yes, considering the weather, the members are less at the Garden, but no one is to blame. Today, while doing the exercises, I was observing the 'Garden Cat' snuggled up on one of the rugs. Perhaps it was waiting for someone to start up a conversation with it, or just watching the session. However, it got bored towards the end and curled up for a 'catnap'. By the way, Mrs. Bose, just because I come to the Garden doesn't mean you decide to stay indoors. Hoping to see you tomorrow, I SHALL be there!
--Renu
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So far I guess I still don't feel like neither of what Santoshji or Sunitaji have to say. I guess my time will come sooner or later!
Yes, considering the weather, the members are less at the garden, but no one is to blame.
Today, while doing the exercises, I was observing the 'garden cat' snuggled up on one of the rugs. Perhaps it was waiting for someone to start up a conversation with it, or just watching the session.
However, it got bored towards the end, and curled up for a 'catnap'.
By the way, Mrs. Bose, just because I come to the garden doesn't mean you decided to stay indoors. Hoping to see you tomorrow, I SHALL be there!
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