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you made 1985, 14 december even more lovely and full of love. rs 1000 was the biggest cash gift i received that day. from dear friends of my parents. aunty or tubu mashi as i called her and i was very close to her, said it would have had one zero less if they were still living in india. rather difficult circumstances in assam where my dad, her husband and many others we knew and cared for worked and lived, had led to a mass exodus... to kuwait. and bigger money. so, one thousand, not one hundred.
your veena, your mother's gift. you know even my parents so wished me to learn music... a music teacher was appointed at one point to teach me to sing... rabindra sangeet and light classical. i resisted with all i was. after a year my teacher begged to leave. but both parents had a huge love of music and of many kinds. it's such a weird and wonderful joy to play for my kid the songs i grew up listening to. she resists, i persist... but not enough not enough. there was music every day at home... i sort of got my kid to learn an instrument she wanted to... violin she chose, from a young age. she doesn't practice, doesn't try to get really good at it, but she also never says yes when i ask her if she'd like to give it up... for almost seven years, weekly lessons have gone on... i bet even if she never becomes a great player, something good will come of it. i trust music... it releases you. your mother gave you a priceless thing really.
yes i might have mentioned the date earlier. leave the boy alone? aww but he reminds me in such fresh ways of the thing of aib and bair, this ishq. and makes me fall for my buddha even more. complex this love thing i tell ya.
thanks for the wishes. i am so happy it is a day special to you too.
Thanks or sharing that sweet story of Rs 1000. Yes it was a big money those days. not aware of the conditions of Assam that time, but middle east is always a viable and lucrative destination.
Violin, always wonder at how this little instrument manages to be on central stage for both Eastern and Western music. Great choice. this interest starts seeping in only as one grows up, but by then all the other pressures catch up. But the best part of music is one can always go back to it at any age. that's my hope for myself. So yes, your daughter is being a typical 11/12 yr old. Continuing for 7 yrs is not a mean task. I am sure all the hrs of every day music is firmly implanted in her head. Even if our kids enjoy doing some thing else, may be we will get to see/ learn/ enjoy some thing else. but yes secretly I too wish my little one will continue to have the passion for music he seem to have now.
Add.. the aib and bair..
hope you had a fantastic day!
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