Touching Gesture

We must count ourselves incredibly blessed to have Mrs Harbans Singh in our midst. Who else could have thought of sharing a tray of piping hot prasad from a prabhat pheri in the early morning chill? She could easily have bypassed the Garden and deposited the tray at home like anyone would. But no, she came rushing in and hurriedly urged us to interrupt our exercises and partake of the prasad before it turned cold (pic alongside).
It was indeed god-sent. Not so much for the halwa, potato fries and pao-bhaji but the thought behind this gesture. It spoke of her loving nature, spiritual temperament, benevolence and caring spirit – values all religions preach but few practice. And only at the end, after everyone had had their fill, did Mrs Singh take a bite from the leftovers. She surely made our day.
Dilip Babani too had reasons to share some goodies today. It was his birthday. Again, it was not so much for the packets of digestive biscuits he distributed (middle pic) but the fact he kept his appointment with the Club. He had been absconding for long, little knowing how much we missed his presence. We had almost given up on him and today, out of the morning haze, he emerged, beaming ear to ear, spreading cheer and happiness around. This man deserves all the world's goodness, a great life ahead and lasting joy. Many happy returns of the day, Dilip.
In keeping with the mood of things, the ladies did a little rehearsal of the traditional Lohri chant, ahead of the festival this week-end. Led by Santosh Tyagi (bottom pic), they went on giggling and rattling ‘Sundri Mundri – Ho/ Tera Kaun Bechara – Ho/ Dullah Bhatti wala – Ho/ Dullah Di Dhi viyahi – Ho…’ and so on, suddenly ending with ‘Hukka bhai Hukkaa - Ai ghar bhukka’!
It was a treat watching them revisit their childhood.
Srichand Arora:
Dear Dilip -- Wish you a very happy birthday and many, many happy returns of the day!
Bhaswati Bose:
* Happy Birthday, Dilip-bhai! May your spirits soar with your stocks -- higher and higher... And thank you for the treat.
* Blog Monster, those were delicious butter cookies by the way; not digestive biscuits.
Harish Wadhwa:
* Happy Birthday, Dilip-bhai and thank you for the cookies. Glad to know from you that you finally turned 18! Welcome to adulthood.
* Each one of us has a child within waiting to be unleashed. So don't miss the Sports Day at Borivali. Special request to to those who are still in a double-mind!
Jagmohan Papneja:
* Mrs Harbans Kaur is filled with the love of God. She is not content with blessing her family alone but also anxious to bless us with Guru da prasad. This was a great reflection of her love and affection.
* Live your life and forget your age, Mr Dilip... Happy Birthday!