Continued from here
Amma
was
known in the town for being a pillar of strength. Ever since her husband went
missing she had held herself together with poise and had led a dignified life.
She emanated a radiant positive energy to the people around her. Leela had
never caught Amma in a dull moment.
She was particular to follow her daily rituals no matter what the day brought.
She was an early riser, and welcomed the day with a smile. She would go about
cleaning the whole house every morning as though it had to be prepared for a
visit from the king. Whenever Leelu had teased her about this Amma had smiled and said “You never know
Leelu, there is no harm in being prepared”. Then she would open all the windows
and let light and fresh air in.
There had been times when Leela would be in a hurry to go
to school when Amma would stop her to
sit for a few minutes in the sunlight while she carefully tied her hair. “You
will learn nothing in school if you have had such a rushed morning”, she would
say. “First sit here and take in the sunlight and the morning sounds for a few
minutes, then your schooling for the day will be worthwhile”.
Leela stepped out of the shower and carefully examined
her face in the mirror. She had an important client meeting that day and hoped
her eyes did not give away any signs of crying from the last night. She had felt
a little lighter that morning as she had allowed herself to bring back thoughts
of Amma again. She got dressed and
came rushing to the kitchen for her morning cup of coffee, she brewed a fresh
cup and reached out to her travel mug like she did every day. Something in her
made her stop; she filled her favorite mug instead and stood by the window. She
remembered Amma’s words “Don’t ever shut yourself away from nature Leelu,
nature brought us here, allow her to take care of us”, while she opened the
window and stood sipping her coffee.
To be Continued....
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