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12/08/2010
Today, after school, I was at my grandparents' place. I anxiously went in, because I wanted to see my Thatha (Grandfather), but it turned out that he was asleep. So, I decided not to wake him up. I waited for about half an hour doing nothing in particular. He woke up just as I began eating the amazing idiyappam that my Paatti (Grandmother) had made for me. I ran up to him and gave him a huge hug and a kiss. That brought a smile to his dull face. It broke my heart to see him like that. My strong granddad, who can do anything and everything in the world, looking so ill. He looked so weak and vulnerable and I could do nothing about that. And even in that state, he sat and began doing his crossword. I helped him write and look up the net. His hand shook as he tried to write, but his willpower and determination did not leave him until he finished. Now that is my grandad for you. He is the epitome of willpower and strength. Although he is not flawless, you can learn so much from him that he could just about be the perfect man in the world. Today, he taught me that as life rolls on, one can become from nothing to something big and from something to nothing at all, but something or nothing, if your willpower remains in you, you can never be nothing.
12/08/2010
Today, after school, I was at my grandparents' place. I anxiously went in, because I wanted to see my Thatha (Grandfather), but it turned out that he was asleep. So, I decided not to wake him up. I waited for about half an hour doing nothing in particular. He woke up just as I began eating the amazing idiyappam that my Paatti (Grandmother) had made for me. I ran up to him and gave him a huge hug and a kiss. That brought a smile to his dull face. It broke my heart to see him like that. My strong granddad, who can do anything and everything in the world, looking so ill. He looked so weak and vulnerable and I could do nothing about that. And even in that state, he sat and began doing his crossword. I helped him write and look up the net. His hand shook as he tried to write, but his willpower and determination did not leave him until he finished. Now that is my grandad for you. He is the epitome of willpower and strength. Although he is not flawless, you can learn so much from him that he could just about be the perfect man in the world. Today, he taught me that as life rolls on, one can become from nothing to something big and from something to nothing at all, but something or nothing, if your willpower remains in you, you can never be nothing.
Thanks a lot Thatha! This post is truly dedicated to you...
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