Happy Birthday Nonie
Winston Churchill had famously remarked, the only thing worse than his progeny inheriting his looks would be if it inherited his wife’s intellect! I was also beset by such fears. My face, my habitus, my inertia, my Nirvana like calm, absent drive/focus/perseverance/tenacity; I would have none of it- in my offspring. But I vainly prayed that somethings I wanted passed unchanged. My love for a soulful story, exquisite penmanship, the love for the printed word. Empathy, for what is a pretty picture without a heart. A strong sense of right and wrong. 22 years down, the surprises don’t cease. From the little girl who saw her sister’s Gold Medal from school and quietly said, i want one too! She just sat at the table with her books….and got one the next year…..and the story continued till she declared she had to do well in her 12th Boards- not for self aggrandisement but as a tribute to her teachers and school. I argued, it’s easier said than done, but her will prevailed. With he...