RIVER OF LIFE

You raised a whole generation with love, care and compassion. The gestures, thoughts and traits you showered are manifested in our being. We cherish the moments spent together. Unforgettable are those playful teasings, cooking, eating and laughter together. Still trying to gather the will power you managed. Pain or sickness, you took it all in a power-packed stride. My buddies and me often recall your spicy yet sweet meals. Those were the special tiny bytes engraved in the wires of my complex mind. Like no other granny, you were the bold and the beautiful, that made us all proud. Penning down my utter rememberance for you granny, my Bari Mummy.

         Confined within the limits of a civilized abode, the most intelligent living creature on the blue planet has got to taste the most bitter fruit of the living world.A deadly virus has demonstrated its enigmatic spread.The havoc created has pinched the rich and the poor alike. All humanity has shared a single page in the history of mankind.         Each passing day of the home stay has captured a cafetaria of experiences. The passimists got busy counting days and deaths, yet the optimists counted their blessings. With the world being folded in the sleeves of technology, the global alert to stay safe sparked a bombardment of activities. The mashed up minds got super chance to loosen. The cascade of thoughts got shape. Nature tought and the mankind learnt of its physical limitations.         The worriors of the "universal still" successfully ignited the human conciousness.They pledged to bear a soothing torch of lo...

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