I was 10 years old when we lost our dear prime minister sh.LAL BAHADUR SHAHSTRI JI
we got the news early morning as my next door neighbour have been an radion announce and news reader with All India Radio chandigarh.
with in muntes people came out of their homes, started mourning and at that time radio was only mode of telecommunication so everyone was trying to hear the news ...
the continuous shehnai waadan and sad tunes on radio were making everyone in tears
I saw everyone crying almost...just cud not understand...anything so i also started crying...as my school was just nearby..and one of my teacher lived near our home,she loved me very much and took me her home. she offered me a cup of milk and some biscuits and asked
why are you crying?
i really did not know madam shastri ji died na...
oh my dear child ....she hugged me
said ..look my dear child if you wish shastri ji will always remain alive...
i could not understand anything at that time
then ehe asked
well u have seen shastri ji in chandigarh few days back
i nodded my head
what you liked in HIM the most
maam he is very very simple person,,, i said
good you know thats his best quality ...if you adopt simplicity in life shastri ji will aklways remain in your heart
you will always feel him....
though i could not actually understand anything what she said...but the words remained deep inside me and strangely i became calm quiet after that
after 3 years i lost my dearest uncle...then those words suddenly appeared live in front of me
my uncle was very helpful to everyone and then and that i decided to be like him...
thats the ist biggest lesson i learnt
my great teacher where ever you are
my best wishes ...
i m in her debt forever
