This quality is very dear to me. The grace of appreciation,
the ability to always remember a good turn and ever be thankful for a path
eased, a doubt erased, a conflict resolved. More than any other trait, I wish
this upon Aqseer and Asawari. Let them, dear God, never forget all that they
have received from others. And more important, please give them the words and the
ability to express their gratitude.
The girls are tough. They can handle a whole lot alone. But
in all these years of frenetic activity, they have had people touch their lives
in a hundred and score ways. There have been instructors who taught them a
whole lot more than mere skill. There have been friends who have looked out for
them. There have been strangers who’ve thumped their backs. There have been the
role models who inspired and drove them. There have been those in the family who
encouraged and supported their decisions. There were experiences that taught
them what to stay clear of. They most certainly have a lot, a whole lot to be
thankful for!
I feel a great sense of pride when they remember to call a
teacher therefore, when they take time out to look up an instructor or when
they are thoughtful enough to drop an email to someone who contributed to their
area of work. I want them to understand that adults who have had something to
do with their upbringing did so by investing in them of their person. I want
them to appreciate that this nurture is something you can never validate with a
straightforward cost benefit analysis. How can you calculate the value of a
guru’s vision of your future? Can you possibly assess the worth of an
instructor’s ambitious estimate of your ability? Would you be able to quantify
the confidence placed in you by a coach who fields you against his name?
There are things and more to be indebted for girls!
So send a little ‘owe you’ to Rey sir when in pool, to Galina ma’am and
Fernando sir when you extend in dance, to Dey sir and D’Mello sir when
following a music sheet, to Shaira, to Singh sir, to Malti Ji, to Nisha ma’am,
Padma ma’am, Urvashi ma’am……..so many more of them.
Say thank you. It is the one prayer I would wish upon you. It is the one vitamin I would want you both to imbibe daily!
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