There are moments when I feel that I have completely transformed myself into a whole different person. The moments when I think in English and not in my mother tongue, Marathi. The times when I crave for Italian food and not Indian food. The times when I prefer to watch 'The daily show' and not 'Seedhi Baat' (Indian television show).
Still some moments arrive and make me believe that I still have some qualities that I carry from my family, city, state and country. The times in shopping mall, I ask myself, do I really need this thing. The times when I have guests over and I run between kitchen and living room carrying food items to check whether anybody needs a serving (not a buffet style). The times when I suddenly stop programming as Marathi song starts playing on iPod.
Why does it happen that some things are always much closer to the heart even when we go 8000 miles away from it or them? The answer might be that we have inner nature that never ever changes. I guess people change the clothes, names and even country but they don't change themseleves. In one way, it is wonderful. If one had a great childhood, good qualities imbibed do not go away. On the other side, we all become part and parcel of our past and almost unable to learn new ways and thinking. That puts a lot of emphasis on the way we are brought up, doesn't it?
Last saturday, I woke up listening to a Marathi song on my iPod. It's a great feeling to crave for music in the morning more than anything else in the world. That put smile on my face. Later the same morning, I tried reciting few shlokas from 'Venkateshwara Suprabhatam'. Why I don't know, may be because I wanted to experience the childhood again. I grew up listening to Suprabhtam in the morning. My mom loved playing it every Saturday. The funny thing is all the Shlokas that I learned in the childhood, I still remember those perfectly well. I did not learn Sanskrit in my childhood, now it seems quite difficult to learn new Shlokas. That afternoon I attended 'Thyagaraja Aradhana' festival in temple which consisted of South Indian Classical Music. There was a big group of kids who were singing in front of 200+ audience. They had remembered multiple songs really well and managed 'Taal', 'Laya', 'Sur' very well. This all got me thinking, how important it is to give all types of exposure to the kids when they have infinite ability to learn and grasp. I am going to try my hardest to learn Suprabhatam even though I have crossed the age :). Has the age taken away my learning ability? We will see!!
Still some moments arrive and make me believe that I still have some qualities that I carry from my family, city, state and country. The times in shopping mall, I ask myself, do I really need this thing. The times when I have guests over and I run between kitchen and living room carrying food items to check whether anybody needs a serving (not a buffet style). The times when I suddenly stop programming as Marathi song starts playing on iPod.
Why does it happen that some things are always much closer to the heart even when we go 8000 miles away from it or them? The answer might be that we have inner nature that never ever changes. I guess people change the clothes, names and even country but they don't change themseleves. In one way, it is wonderful. If one had a great childhood, good qualities imbibed do not go away. On the other side, we all become part and parcel of our past and almost unable to learn new ways and thinking. That puts a lot of emphasis on the way we are brought up, doesn't it?
Last saturday, I woke up listening to a Marathi song on my iPod. It's a great feeling to crave for music in the morning more than anything else in the world. That put smile on my face. Later the same morning, I tried reciting few shlokas from 'Venkateshwara Suprabhatam'. Why I don't know, may be because I wanted to experience the childhood again. I grew up listening to Suprabhtam in the morning. My mom loved playing it every Saturday. The funny thing is all the Shlokas that I learned in the childhood, I still remember those perfectly well. I did not learn Sanskrit in my childhood, now it seems quite difficult to learn new Shlokas. That afternoon I attended 'Thyagaraja Aradhana' festival in temple which consisted of South Indian Classical Music. There was a big group of kids who were singing in front of 200+ audience. They had remembered multiple songs really well and managed 'Taal', 'Laya', 'Sur' very well. This all got me thinking, how important it is to give all types of exposure to the kids when they have infinite ability to learn and grasp. I am going to try my hardest to learn Suprabhatam even though I have crossed the age :). Has the age taken away my learning ability? We will see!!
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