Friday, May 27, 2016

....Its Never too Late ....Never too Never....!!!!

....Never knew abt  MK Gandhi , until,  I read  his  autobiography  "My Experiments  with  Truth"....as  Doel is reading  "The  Phantom  Toll  Booth"  &  "The Tempest "  in her  curriculum .....I feel a  strong  urge  for  her  to  read   M K Gandhi's :....." My Experiments with Truth".....purely its lucid  reading & the  translation to  English  by Mahadeb  Desai frm original Gujrati  is  Tell  tale......the  chapterwise  contents r free  flowing  as  tht  of  the  Ganges  cascading.....now  tht he is back to Natal (South Africa) with  his  children & nephew &  wife, in tow,  to  settle  amidst odds....his  confusions, traumas  & tribulations & his reformist  experiments with  the Truth....I  cannot describe  the  Joy of reading , this  week goneby.....here, thr is  Daniel  Defoe's  "Robinson Crusoe " with  Crusoe  completing  one  yr  in the Island  as a Castaway....his faith  in Prayers & his experiments  to  grow  Corn  & weave  a Basket......his  experiment  of  drying grapes for  Raisins  paying  smartly  as  he  fills  up  his  pockets  , Gun  in  hand  goes on  a  reconnaissance  mission .....his  recent  bout  of  fever  notwithstanding....!!!....today's  day  is  wel  made  as  in the National Library , post  Clinic  , in  the  aftnun  I  stumbled  on  some books  for  sale at  throw away prices....today  was  the last  day & I  the  Lucky  Devil.....!!!!...."The Balkan Trilogy" &  "The  Secret  of  the  Code"(Da Vinci Code) fell  into my  kitty  for as  paltry  as  just  over  a  Dollar  a piece....though  Calvin & Hobbs  Comics  anthology for  the Children  a  Two  dollar....!!!!!....with  sickness  al  around  the wrk  place ...these books  hv definitely  soared  the  Spirits.....to  morrow  is Friday  a wel earned  rest  day....This  post  is dedicated  to  Mithudi  &  Tituda    cousin  elder sister & elder brother @ Kolkata whom I discovered  accidentally  yesterday on Fb.........hving shared  many  a  childhood  moment with  thm...still  fresh  in  memory....!!!!!

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