Indian

Indian

(From my diary)

 

 

 

One of my colleagues started blaming  another colleague (but, in a humorous manner) in front of me in my office.  At that time, our Chief Accountant also entered in. The topic was that this colleague of ours is forgetting certain things and hence we have to see any other alternative. 

 

I could not keep quiet but tell them (all the three are other nationals not like me, Indian) about a man who remembers everything:

 

Years before I worked with one Mr Suresh C. Ahuja, who was editor of Blind Welfare magazine, in Mumbai (the then Bombay).  Mr Ahuja is a totally blind person (who lost his vision due to detachment of Retina when he was sixteen years old); but later successfully completed his post-graduation!

 

I assisted Mr Ahuja in reading the materials received for publishing.  He used to  listen to me very carefully,  make note with the help of  his Braille Typewriter and portable Tape Recorder – as and when required,  in order to memorize important ones. 

 

Our Accountant friend immediately asked me as to which national he is.  I replied, ‘’Indian – naturally.’’ 

 

He smiled and stated, ‘’tell like that, Indian!  No wonder!’’

 

- =o0o= -

 

Right & Wrong

Right & Wrong

(Poem)

Those who don’t know what’s hate,

Don’t know what’s love;

Those who don’t know what’s distaste,

Don’t know what’s taste;

Those who don’t know what’s misdeed,

Don’t know what’s deed;

Those who don’t know what’s injustice,

Don’t know what’s justice;

Those who don’t know what’s cruelty,

Don’t know what’s kindness;

Those who don’t know what’s hindrance,

Don’t know what’s assistance;

Those who don’t know what’s bad,

Don’t know what’s good ;

Those who don’t know what’s lie,

Don’t know what’s truth ;

Those who don’t know what’s sorrow,

Don’t know what’s joy ;

Those who don’t know what’s wrong,

Don’t ever know what’s right for action,
In its exact and required meaning -
And, that's the essence of this poem! :)

A Gift of Flowers

(Poem)

[ A lover youth replies to his lover when he received a gift of flowers from her. ]

Darling, I welcome  the lovely gift

As symbol of your love to me.

I don’t know how to convey my joy

And don’t know how to express thanks!

The aroma comes out from these

Is really the fragrance of your love.

My sweetheart, the fragrance of love

Can’t be hidden and it will come out!

Let me tell you my dear that  my mind

Will be with you wherever you are,

As a cool breeze that reaches your

Heart  slowly slowly with a feather-touch!

                       ***

NAUGHTY MAALU

Part Eleven  – BOY CUT  

Before travelling back to my work place on completion of leave, standing in front of the mirror, I told my wife, “I had enough time, still I didn’t go for my hair cut.  Now there is no time.”

She replied, ‘’bring the scissors from your shaving set.  I shall try to adjust at least backside of your hair.’’

Should I?  OK, no problem. I did so and stood selecting a convenient place for that ‘sacred’ job and my partner started it.

After some time, Maalu – my granddaughter who was playing, came to that area, observed the scene and stood there with surprise.  (She was coming and staying with us during her Kindergarten vacation period.  Malu looked cute with her baby cut.) 

Malu, asked, ‘’Is nobody here in this place who does boy cut?’’

***

Ganpati And A Devotee.

Kalyan (Maharashtra)

Aug. 31, 2011

GANPATHI BAPPAA.....

MORIYAA.

MANGAL MOORTHY....

MORIYAA.

I was also there among our Housing Society friends to welcome Ganpati at Pathripul and bring to the place kept ready near the Shiva Temple in the compound. 

We could hear these chants everywhere during this Ganpati festival.  At the time of Visarjan  (immersion), the following also will be added.

“PUDICHAA VARSHI LAVKAR YAA”

(Oh, Lord, come early next year.)

Incidentally, I remember a humour in connection with this.

From Kalyan, Titwala  is the third Railway Station in Central Railway, on the way to Kasara.  Titwala is quite famous for Ganpati Temple.  I used to go there along with family whenever possible. 

Once, we were standing in a long queue for Darshan.  The devotees chant the same above mentioned words in praise of Lord Ganesh.  After an interval, one person will start and others will follow him.  Thus, one of the devotees started:

GANPATI BAPPAA……

MORIYA.

MANGAL MOORTHY…...

MORIYA

PUDICHAA….

All of a sudden, others started laughing.  Because, the last one has no relevance (as during the above mentioned Ganpati Festival) as the Lord is there in this Temple always.   The poor devotee was tired and he lost his mind for a while and that was the reason for the occurrence of such a humour. 

 

                                                                                     ***

NAUGHTY BABY

THE NAUGHTY BABY

Poem 

Hi, my dear naughty baby,

What will you be doing now?

Do you know,  my eyes are burning

To see you again and again.

My mind is thirsty

To hug and kiss you.

I turn my ears with anxiety

To hear your lovely talk.

I wait for your naughty actions

That are mixed with good and bad.

Let me wish to cool my mind

By seeing your beautiful face

That tells small small stories and

That recites small small poems too.       

Treatment/Prescription.

Article.

TREATMENT/PRESCRIPTION

The medical profession is not/should not be a business but  a
divine act/art  in reaching the patient in a natural way, as far as possible,
to regain the lost balance i.e. deviation from normal health given by the
Almighty.  I would like to compose the requirements in this connection, in laymen’s language.  





The word ‘treatment’  defined by me as a Physician in Naturo/Alt. Medicine,  
in my own words, is as under: 

Trust
   Race
      Economical
         Ability
            Totality
               Malady
                  Effective
                     Nip in bud
                        Tackle
                      
Trust  

It is necessary for the patient to have trust in the practitioner that he/she
will handle the treatment in the best possible manner and the practitioner’s behavior should be in line with the same. 

Race

The practitioner will be on a ‘race’ from starting till finishing the treatment
to reach the patient in regaining the health.

Economical

If it is not economical, it will be inconvenience to the patient and the
practitioner should try his/her best to avoid unnecessary expenditure
to be borne by the patient in treatment.

Ability

Ability of the practitioner, of course, is counted in curing the problems
suffered by the patient.

Totality

Totality of symptoms (both physical and mental) are considered in the
treatment by the Practitioner and not just the existing one or two problems
in order to give a holistic treatment.
  
Malady

All physical and mental problems are to be taken care of in the treatment.

Effective

The steps taken by the practitioner in treatment should be effective as far
as possible.

‘Nip in the bud’

A ‘nip in the bud’ policy should be adapted by the practitioner in getting
rid of the expected problems by the patient as the same is in line with
the ethics.

Tackle

The practitioner should be able to tackle the inconvenience as far as
possible in the treatment with the patient in its required manner.













As part of the treatment, in Prescription also I have my own views as under. 

The practitioner should be careful in prescribing natural/herbal medicines 
to the patients that include advice to abide by the requisite natural methods
of exercise etc. to be adapted.

Here, I would like to define the word ‘Prescription’, in my own words, as
under:-

Politeness
   Rapport
      Encouragement
         Sacrifice
            Cure
               Response
                  Individuality
                     Perfection
                        Tempo
                           Ideal
                              Oxygen
                                 Nature

Let’s see how the above mentioned words - each one stands for.

Politeness: 

The practitioner behaves with politeness and convinces patient of the
efficacy (of the treatment).  This behavior of the practitioner plays an
imperative role without which the patient may not make up his mind and 
continue the treatment.  In other words, it is to be remembered that lack 
of politeness and pleasing manner on the part of the doctor becomes a reason for the patients to abstain from the treatment. So, the same 
should be taken care of.

Rapport:

Similarly, a good doctor-patient relationship during the course of treatment becomes advantageous to conclude the treatment successfully.  It
becomes part of duty for the practitioner to enquire from the patient about
his/her personal matters, in its required manner.

Encouragement:

The patients get enough encouragement in their activities that are needed,
duly pointed out the advantages and disadvantages.  ‘Without a bold mentality, nobody can acquire the goal at the end’ would be the advice that is received
by the patients. 

Sacrifice:

While, “Nature is the Physician” and “Be food your medicine” etc. are the
basic principles in Nature Cure methods, patients are advised to do some
sort of ‘sacrifice’ by avoiding certain food items liked by them, availing the
ones disliked  and by avoiding certain circumstances that create and/or
aggravate the problems. Ultimately, it certainly put the patients in relief and thus cure, in due course.

Cure:

The doctor selects methods and medicines that are not only meant for
relief but also for complete cure as well as prevention of reoccurrence in
the future.

Response:

A periodical check up becomes indispensable for the practitioner to know
as to how the methods and medicines (natural, of course) work with the
patient.

Individuality:

Treatment is not for the disease, but for the ‘patient’ as from patient to
patient symptoms differ in same disease!  So, the system ‘individualizes’ the treatment and cure the individual as a whole!  

Perfection:

The naturopathic practitioner handles the human body and mind carefully; ensures to give a perfect holistic treatment than giving a treatment
for a particular problem which is not in line with the real science.

Tempo:

The Practitioner maintains the same/similar tempo – the same rhythm of
art of treatment throughout the duration of treatment as a matter of principle.

Ideal:

Before and after the treatment, the patient feels that the treatment that
he/she undergoes is the ideal one out of the rest.

Oxygen

While giving treatment, the practitioner advises the patient for availing
sufficient oxygen by doing breathing exercise/Pranayama and thus allows 
the body to flow oxygenated blood which is essential for a healthy body
and mind.

Nature:

Last but not the least, the Nature Cure and Alternative Medicine are  methods
of treatment in line with Nature availing natural foods, medicines, exercise etc. making use of the five natural elements viz. Earth, Water, Fire,
Air and Space!