Family

I don't know if there is anything unique about Kerala  Catholic families.

May be the  nomenclature (for the lesser mortals, the weird way we are named). I was born into one

When I see people calling babies cute, I don't really think it's that great - u know why? Even I didn't look that bad as a kid. You might say I even looked innocent.

We had a complete big family of 5 Once.

Little did we know life would change so drastically in in 15 years.  we are only 3 now.

 Those days were not necessarily days of plenty. But, we were happier.

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Appachan - I can write volumes about him

A metric pass ( rare those times in our village), went to Mumbai - Joined Rattan Shah Simpson as a technical labour. Worked in Mumbai for 13 years.

 Came back to Kerala - for his love to his mother.  Became a proud owner of a Matador Tempo. Spent the rest of his life in Kerala - as a driver.

Death parted us on  05 March 2003 -   He was 53.

My gate to spirituality. It took his life to convince me how less the Material world really matters.  .

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