At this tragedy, I felt that I was also dead with her or my life had suddenly come to a stand still. I did not expect any progress of my life thereafter.

But the “passage of time” is always there to wipe out our tears and to release the painful weight in the heart gradually. This situation will be further accelerated, if you love nature - fauna, flora and your whole environment and maintaining your surrounding always clean and neat with eye catching appearance. Then you will also be loved and protected by nature and it will take you by hand to the correct path of your life and it will accompany you throughout your journey of life.

You will be further lucky, if you will come across a loved one to backup and enlighten your life.

“Basil,did you get another loved one when you lost your wife?”

“Yes. That’s correct.”

“A girl friend?”

“Yes.A girl friend.A tiny girl friend - My grand daughter - Nethumya or simply Nethu.”

After returning home from school, she is anxiously waiting for me till I come back home from office, to utter “stories” about her classmates and teachers, she has gathered for the day. Her every “story” is highly interesting to me, not only because of the contents but mainly her style of uttering and presentation.