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THE GRAND SOULS

Deepa…..Called my grandmother, in a loud voice. My mother, poured
the tea from the kettle into a steel glass which is slightly curved on the

top and took it to her. Is there no sugar in the kitchen? Grandmother

asked, with a bit of anger in her face. My mother took the glass and

added a spoon of sugar, mixed it well and gave it to her. I remember

many such moments that had happened in my childhood. Of course, she
was a very loving woman. Who has given birth to six including my

father . Oh! I wonder how she took care of six children.

Yes I remember, my father once told me that she was a teacher in a

government school. I was so surprised to hear that from him. A

Teacher..? , I asked again then he told, yes a teacher. I couldn’t believe

him. I started bringing books to her and requested her to recite the
nursery rhymes taught in my class. She recited it in a beautiful manner

with a smile on her face, then I realized that my father was right. The

prejudice which I had about old people was changed. She taught me

many things. She was not just my grandmother, but my best friend. She

saved me at times when my parents scolded me and supported me

through tough times. I love her a lot.
When I was a child I loved to sleep with her, but my parents didn’t allow

me to do so. They said that I had a habit of kicking people who slept near

me, so she would be disturbed by that. But she never complained

because she loved me a lot. She was the person who made my childhood

wonderful. My father used to say that, she is the person who always
spoils me but she never did it. She used to tell me many stories, about my

father’s childhood and how she took care of him. We had a great bond.

As days passed she grew older she used to talk less with me. Then one

day, she left us all it felt like i lost a part of me.

Our wonderful grandparents deserve love, care and concern. A
friendly smile It's enough for them but they are pushed into old age

homes. Let us say “No to Old age Homes” and make our home better for

the grand souls.

ANADHU GANESH

XII C