I haven't posted anything in a long time I know...I lost my maternal grandfather last week...It was a huge blow to all of us...It happened just so suddenly that we were hardly prepared for it...On Sunday he was with us, hale and hearty (apparently), and on the intervening night between Tuesday and Wednesday he was gone...Just like that...When I saw him in the ICU on Tuesday I couldn't hold back my tears...He was put on the ventilator and there were all sorts of pipes and tubes going in and out of him...He looked so frail and so helpless, it was heartbreaking...But he wasn't conscious so he wasn't aware of all the pain his body was having to endure...My Mom was not here when he had to be admitted to the hospital...I called her and she reached on Tuesday morning...I feel he hung on till then and when he sensed she'd come, he slowly gave up...
Death...It has such a finality to it...There's of course no escaping it, but the emptiness it brings to the people around is heartrending...My grandfather, at 81, was the life of the family...He used to always be cheerful, whatever the circumstances or how much ever in pain he may be...He was an extraordinary human being who had tremendous willpower and an undying zest for life...His whole life is a lesson for all those who knew him and admired him for it...I don't think I'm ever gonna come across a more principled man who was also a big inspiration to all the people around him...It's been a week since he's left us, but not a day has passed when someone or the other has not come to give their condolences or called up at home for the same...
So coming back to the topic of death, the final frontier...The most terrifying of all aspects on this earth...everyone is afraid of losing their near and dear ones be it suddenly as in an accident or slowly as in an illness or just plain old age...It is very scary...The thought of not being able to see someone again ever is downright horrifying...What happens to a person after crossing over to the other world? Does the soul really wander in the real world for three days thinking that it is normal and not realizing it has left the body it lived in? Does reincarnation really take place? These are just some of the questions that come to your mind but whatever may be the case, in the end everyone wants their departed to rest in peace and be happy in the nether world...That is all that matters in the end...
I have so much more to write...So many memories (I was his 1st grandchild)...He was so proud of me when I got a job in IBM...I'm so glad I could give him that happiness...But i think I'll stop now...Its not possible for me to go on...So until the next post...Adieu n may god bless you!
