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Tangent talk…

September 11th, 2010
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It is 0700 am and am working, well at work and for the first time really I do not have a patient to see. It might not last that long though and whatever little time I have I am savouring it and writing this. From the bottom of my heart I hate night shifts! When the whole wide world is tucked in bed and curled up on to thier soft pillows, we prod along. Come winters and it gets worse. Nevertheless, what keeps me going is the wide variety of illnesses that we encounter at night time. The number of senior staff tend to be far less and more or less you are on your own. You do something for the patient and once in a while if it works, By god you feel good. It is one feeling I have always cherished about my profession. That I have found what they are suffering from. That I have made someone feel better. That I could do something about a lot of things. The thought itself is taking my blues away that I have two more nights to go.

 

Speaking about gratification there is another thing that is immensely satisfying and which I have come to enjoy immensely. And that is sculpting. This is my third year at making the Ganesha idol. Not anything fancy but a very earthen one. It was good fun getting my hands dirty with the clay and all and just sculpting away and when the idol takes form boy, it feels good. I remember those growing up years at home when this was one festival me and my sister got hugely excited about. Mom would say that whatever we did today would stick with us through the year. So, like any other parent of that generation she made sure that we studied that day atleast for 10 minutes. I now wonder if that really is true. But it  has stuck with me. I definitely read an article or journal today, sometimes for namesake maybe! I wonder if I will tell my daughter to do the same. Well, there is still time for that. But, maybe I will.

 

It was also on this day that we would listen to all the stories related to Ganesha, something traditional I guess. I still do that and I don’t see the moon today. I wonder if it is the same in other communities as well. It is said that when Ganesha had had, his sumptous meal and was driving on his “mooshika vaahana” his tummy burst and all the laddus rolled over. On watching this Moon, could not stop himself from bursting into peels of laughter. At which Ganesha’s mother Parvati cursed Moon that whoever saw him on this day would have to be a part of ” Apaninda”. Even Lord Krishna wasn’t spared of this apaninda when he accidently saw the moon on this day. From there on comes the story of Satrajit and the Samantaka Mani and His marriage to Jambawati and Satyabhama.

 

I probably won’t see the moon today although I am not sure if it means anything. I don’t think it is about superstition, neither is it about respect. I would probably just call it tradition.

 

What else have I been upto…the usual working full time and looking after my little one…but I have never been more happier than now. Truly, motherhood is a blessing. Oh yes, I learnt Sri Sooktham with it’s full meaning. I love singing this one.

 

An hour to go before I can jump into my car!

 

Signing off from the tangent talk I have been upto. wish you all a very prosperous Ganesh Chaturthi.

 

Keep smiling..smile looks good on ya