Swati says that Sun is the biggest star. But Kuttima does not agree. Swati draws and shows that the Sun is the biggest star. Kuttima says that there are several such suns which are bigger. Swati is not amused - she comes and asks me. I say that Sun is the biggest star in our world.
April 20, 2008
April 19, 2008
Turbo Auto Show - Saujas
Saujas, Sridhar's (my co brother) son, is a child prodigy. He has an exceptional talent, sharpness , memory and aesthetics - all about anything that moves on four wheels. Not the toy type - the real ones.
He can recognize any car any model any make that moves on the road today. He can reel off the specifications of the car, tell you the merits and demerits. He can tell you which type of car is good for what type of road conditions and driving requirements. My brother in law recognised this and has given a gift of a year's subscription to a magazine on cars. He is getting better day by day. This also has enabled him to read the magazines flawlessly and make meaning out of it - and Saujas is all of 7 years old.
Like his father, he also has a keen sense of getting things organised. A year ago he had a fad on yo yos and organised an International Yo yo Academy.
This time of summer, he has organised a Turbo Auto Show. It was toy cars show and he did not assume anything at all just because they were toys. As usual his attention to detail is unparalleled. The show included special invites, time to show up and where. The exhibits were classified (bikes, cars) and labels and instructions to viewers. Cars not in top conditions or broken [by him] were categorised under 'Service' - complete with a tool kit. At the end was the feedback form.
It was a great show, Saujas. We all look forward to attending many more such real shows in future from you.
April 04, 2008
Ho Don't worry
This is Swati's creation. Lord Vishnu on the five headed snake Adisesha. Godess Lakshmi is at the bottom with Sage Narada - as per Swati - the long haired muni. A bhakta is under the spell of Narayana giving the message 'Ho don't worry'. The entire universe is behind.
She has written the message 'Ho don't worry' on her own and was never told about the message of Bhagavad Gita by anybody - 'Maa Shuchaha' which means don't worry.
Sarva dhamaan parithyajya maam ekam sharanam vraja|
Aham tvaa sarva papebhyo mokshayishaami maa shuchaha ||
- Bhagavad Gita - chapter 18 verse 66*
How did she ever write is something I can never imagine and I have not bothered to ask. Children the simple message with heavy import so very easily.
When are we going to be children?
* I was also reminded of a story of the great acharya Mukkoor Lakshminarasimhacharya. The story goes -
A lazy student wants to learn the crux of Hindu Philosophy.
The teacher asks him to read the vedas. The student says that vedas are unending and difficult to understand. So teacher him to read the Mahabharatha, where the teachings of all vedas are contained. The student says that it contains 100000 verses and difficult to digest. The teacher then asks the student to read the Bhagavad Gita, a part of Mahabharatha and the gist of entire vedas. The student says that even the 18 chapters of Bhagavad Gita are way too many. Then the teacher says that he can read just the eighteenth chapter. The student is lazy even to read the 18th chapter which contains the words uttered by the Lord Himself and asks the teacher to reduce it further. The teacher that he needs to learn only one verse - the 66th verse of chapter 18. The student then says that the verse contains two lines which are one too many for him. Then the teacher tells the student to learn just the two words from the 66th verse of chapter 18 which is a gist of Bhagavad Gita which is a gist of Mahabharatha which is a gist of all the vedas put together and the gist of the entire philosophy of Hinduism and those two words are - 'Maa Shuchaha' - don't worry. The lazy student goes back a happy man having learnt the the entire Hindu Philosophy.
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