Smaller Gods

One Rama in my Life...

The day before, someone asked me, “Who cooks up food for you?”. I told him that each meal of the day was prepared by someone different :) V T will say how lucky I am :) :) Yes, I am lucky, not for those who prepare food for me, but for that I get my food when I want :) Here, I will tell you about my break-fast wallah :)

Rama comes from Andhra and his boy (not his son, but a hired one) is Ganesh, of about 15. Every morning, Ganesh takes bath, comes to the pictures of the Gods that they have installed, changes the old flowers, lights up new incense sticks, prays and then starts his work. Rama too is a true workaholic and I have never seen him out of his canteen.

The other day when I entered, the scene in this canteen was very different. Five ladies were inside and Rama was blushing and smiling like never before :) :) Ladies were having their Sheeras and Upmaas and were flattering him by asking how did he prepare such tasty upmas? And that they were never able to make such ones in their homes! He was smiling and smiling and smiling… And in between he was giving them some tips on the delicious upmaa.

And then the ladies came to a business. They asked for some sheera to be parceled. Now it was time for me to smile. As per the rules of his canteen, parceling was not allowed. I waited to see if his heart wins or his brain :) If his smile wins or his work-ethic...

Brain won :) He said no!

Rama of the modern times lived up to his image. He kept his righteousness…

Picture: Who is right, who is not? Sons challenge Lord Rama...