I learnt ‘meditation’, my dear, and went to meet my athai in the village.

Dear Mithila,
That was a wonderful piece from you. Yes, as your Atthai said, Meditation is concentration. But in the present day situation of fast track life, we have to touch our nose with our hand circum-ambulating the head or go about things in a round about way instead of taking a straight path! Unfortunately we all make a mess of life that is so simple and then seek to get back to normal in a complicated way! That was how I learnt to live life normally and so do most people of today! As long as we learn to improve on our quality of life, it does not matter how we do that! May be we should see to it that the gen next have a more simple life!
Regards,
Malathi

My very dear Mithila,
Just got back from the cinema theatre after watching your movie called, "I learnt 'meditation' ,my dear, and went to meet my athai in my village".It was a matinee show and I enjoyed it thoroughly till the very end !
Mythila, your story and the characters you create just waltz along so beautifullly in front of our eyes that its like watching a movie !
As you write mostly in the first person it seems even more authentic.I liked your observations on the hep ,partying Page 3 crowd that exists in every metropolis.They are the same whether it is Delhi. Mumbai or Paris or London, shallow and ephemeral always.
It was really a breath of fresh air to read about Saroja's take on Meditation and her profound views on the work ethic.Her philosophy of doing ones karma with concentration is defenitely a wholesome one.
An enjoyable read , as usual from you dear as always, and looking forward to more ad infinitum !!

warm regards
PAULINA

My dear Paulina,
Thank you for the wonderful comment.Your English is impeccable,my dear,don't I envy you?
The pressure cooker whistle,the person who was my husband.'s neighbour in Escorts and his complaint about his wife not minding the cooker whistle,my initiation inti pranayamam are leaves from my every day life.Saroja is purely fictional and Iam happy everybody likes her.
I also like the peaceful village atmosphere.
lots of love
mithila kannan

My dear Malathy,
Thanks for stepping in and the lovely FB.I agree with you ,the pressures,both physical and mental ,of the fast life that we lead and its effect on all the facets of our lives is telling on our interaction with others.We tend to lose temper fast,our tolerance level has also come down,there is always an urge to impress others.I too think of the simple life that our elders lived,and the mental peace they enjoyed.
The next generation!I wonder,Malathy how are they going to cope up with the constantly changing curriculam and the expectations of the parents and the society.God should help the.
Let us take comfort inthe fact that the preset generations' IQ is fantastic,they have million opportunities to explore.But where does meditation come here?Oh,yes,meditation will help them cope up with any challenges that they have to combat.
love
mithila kannan

Yeah, thank you for reading my mind on the question.. I thought I wrote the question already, only to find that it is not there in my message. Really wanted to hear that they were imaginery ! Very creative indeed.

Thank you.

Dear Mythili,
I enjoyed reading your post , truly well written. I can relate to your Saro athai because my mother is exactly the same but she lives in Chennai. Everytime she keeps insisting on the importance of taking your work as some kind of penance instead of thinking it as a monotonous chore.
regards,
uma

Dear uma,
Thank you for the kind words.Iam so happy to hear about your mother and the devotion with which she finishes her chores.We need people like her to guide the younger generation.
love
mithila kannan

Dear gayu,
Thank you indeed!
love
mithila kannan

Dear Mithila Ma'am,
Thank you for posting nice articles and providing happiness through your writings. This is a very nice post.
Anyways, fro your post I got to know that you stayed in Bhubaneswar for some time....I am from Bhubaneswar. Where did you stayed there....just curious.
Regards.

hi mithila kannan garu,
firstly thanks alot, for sharing such a wonderful experience, i excited while reading your article and at the same time received a valuable mesage.

amicly,
goldy.