Saturday, April 10, 2010
What can be accomplished in a morning?
Arriving at his cousins house we were immediately greeted by his aunt, 3 nieces and their mother. We sat down on the standard 3 foot high cement slabs located on the front covered porch and were served an appetizer of dried dates and shortly after a plate of some sort of whole grain “grits”. Good way to start the morning eating healthy. After we finished our food and continued to converse, a special guest walked up from road and peeked its head into the porch – a friendly white cow with a hump on its back. I naturally wanted a picture taken with my arm around the cow and the children got a good laugh. We ended with a small cup of hot sweet milk. Another fifty feet down the alley we arrived at another relative’s house. Again we were served another tasty light meal and a cup of chai tea. I was worried that if we stopped at another house I may not be able down another bite! During our visits I noticed that Manohar was talking Telugu to a farmer and his cousin as they followed us down the alley. As we jumped back on the motorcycle little did I know that we were headed to a piece of land that Manohar was looking to purchase. He told me that he had been wanting to buy land to build a special home for elderly woman in the village now for 20 years. It just so happens that today was the day Manohar was bound and determined to make the deal. After another chai tea back at his cousins house and a little compromise from the land owner, Manohar was the proud owner of an acre of land at the edge of town and the beginning of a dream come true. It’s amazing what can be accomplished in a morning on a leisurely motorcycle ride with Manohar. You never know what to expect.
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Hi Martin,
ReplyDeleteSeems like you had a wonderful experience, you definitely saw it all, the busy city life and the nice quiet lifestyle of the vilage. Truly you saw the true mix of what it is like in India. I had to read your blog before Satish. I am sure you had a great experience. Cheers.
CSR.