“All of us do not have equal talent. But, all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents.” – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
A good night sleep at last, woke up few times but sound sleep overall. Yoga was good, stretched a bit more and rested a bit more after every posture. Today the plan was to eat less breaky and walk after to digest better. They had Idiyappam which is light, enjoyed with peas curry and some assigned Ayurvedic tea. After that, I started walking. Walked up and down near the gate in the shadow, on a flat surface for 15 minutes and chatted with anyone and everyone who passed by. While doing this, I actually realised how much of movement there was near the main gate, with the security. Sometimes when we are quiet and observant, there is so much more to see and realise, something I never noticed before.
Since Rubik’s cube was now easy, to start with a new challenge; I started the day with puzzles in the book. 4 pages down and I wondered what next, so decided to head to the library and picked the two books that had caught my attention some time back about Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. One was his biography and the other was about the period when life changed for him. If I continued reading, in 4 days I can finish both I thought. The consultation started with a prayer as I was the first one then some discussion about the progress and how I would receive a final consultation with recommendation of how to keep it going once I leave on Sunday. Mixed feelings there, as I liked it here but also wanted to step out and follow what I learned and live the life I wanted.
The treatment was good, every time Shruti pressed on something she would gently ask if it hurts and invariably I would say yes. I couldn’t stop thinking that if I wasn’t in this quiet place, listening to my body would I even know about all these aches and pains? And how is it that the others, the universe don’t feel something missing? I wish I could shout from the rooftop of how important it is to take care of your health, even though on my own I had spread the news to few who I feel will visit at some stage including my best friend and father. This place deserves a recommendation, no doubt!
And then came my lovely cleansing treatment, a quick process leaving me to deal with it for few minutes. Today was better than yesterday and food wise appetite was very less so by evening, I was hungry before tea time and had a steamed banana to enjoy. The afternoon session of pouring warm oil on both knees via Shirodhara gave me some relief with the pain as every time I go up and down the slant pathway, my knees remind me they need TLC.
I skipped the evening yoga as I was told to let the oil needs to well absorbed by the knees, so for 10 minutes I lay on my bed before heading for tea time. The reading continued and by evening, I was ready for the soup of the day – potato with okra. Evening rituals followed with the bandages removed, new ones placed, a shot of my night medicine and evening incense outside to save me from mosquitos. One more day down is what I thought as I wished Shruti good night after the bandages, she leaves tomorrow for a month-long vacation and I won’t get to see her after one more session in the day tomorrow. She had a smile that said a thousand words and I could see the excitement in her eyes, how innocent!
