My dear
This year, Malhar happened during the Independence Day weekend.
As in the past thirty years or so I enjoyed the break weaving my way through the hysteria and pandemonium with my inner peace and serenity unruffled by the wildness around me. Some credit for making that possible must go to my sound-proof counselling centre and the high quality ear- plugs that I have.
It began on Independence Day with CONCLAVE… speeches and panel discussions and other serious enlightening stuff.
I attended one and I quite liked it. The hall was packed and the crowd was really appreciative.
Not much noise and blaring music that day.
That happened the following two days with all the items and competitions and the stalls going on in high decibel noisy full swing. The college as usual was crowded with differently decked participants, volunteers and otherwise visitors.
Loud music, feverish activity and other adolescent happy-nings …
Whatever the high energy noise/music outside it was peaceful and quiet
inside my office (thanks to the many sound-barricading doors) and I busied myself with usual things… my own space and time and choices I like to be making under these circumstances.
Outside in my garden the rain decked green glisten glowed and the occasional flowers announced that all was well.
Since the general college atmosphere was “Malhar-ic”, I thought I would share with you one of the lesser known stories of our Malhar Mascot Puddles.
It happened some years ago when a hungry stork had an encounter with Puddles. Other frogs would have lost out on that encounter but not our Puddles. He did what he could do and saved the day for himself.
And thereby lies a lesson for the rest of us.
Simple enough lesson… and I am passing it on to you. You can apply it to whatever you undertake and go for!
The rain Gods were kind to Malhar.. And the effervescent exuberance outside continued merrily and boisterously.
All peace and calm for me just now… and life goes on.
That’s it for now.
May the indomitable spirit of Puddles always be with you …
don’t ever give up!
Take care,
Love, Terry