Deafening Silence
You are what the God has destined you to be, even at the time of your birth. You were the second of the three sons and a sister blessed to this beautiful crofter couple somewhere in Eastern Ghats mountain range. Your family happily lived with all their means met by the grace of almighty, only to find a day of serving the God. Another beautiful weaver couple who were childless, optimistic and intrusive to adopt a child.
Least did you know that you have been chosen by God to assist that needy couple, parting your consented parental home and family to be engaged to a completely new home and family with equal efficacy as your futuristic own. The role was acknowledged with a deafening silence. This time the destination a town which had also played a role in the Indian independence movement and a significant town in the Ganjam district of Odisha, India, known for its rich cultural heritage, including the Ganjam Kala Parishad and old theatre halls.
Every job designates a probationary period, so did your new job profile too. The afresh assignment saw many twists and turns, helping, learning, eating, beating, playing, struggling and triumphs amidst the deafening silence, only to make you a better citizen of the society. Studies didn’t come to laurels but just enough to satiety. Your Life’s lessons began from new household relationships, family assignments and obligations, taking care of two cousin sisters and a cousin brother. You were coached from Govt high School, and finally graduated to Khallikote College. All the while curated time and energy to live a happily ever after life, definitely not overlooking the responsibility of the extended family as a whole.
The life transcended through the happy days to marriage to your better half who was lucky for you to acquire a central government job. As years passed by you were asserted with three sons (all employed, happily married with grandchildren). Talking of you the dutifulness continued to umpteen laurels throughout your government service. Somethings that continued as a habit to paint the town the colour you feel happy about, was in the blood by now. So the voluntary social service continues till date quenching listless needy people to help them reduce if not abolish their pain/ worry through social, financial and medical assistance.
Efforts resonate. You have been recognized for your impartial voluntary services along with your better half with infinite felicitations, medals, trophies, social and print media and unaltered with this social image, continue to make the world happily ever after in as many possible ways – adopting people, free medicines, eye check-up, blood requirement, artificial limbs, free food and drinks, blankets, umbrellas, bore well to name a few. As we are not aware of the origin of this long-term commitment to a life of joy and contentment with people and families especially who are not related but just once in touch is also attended in style. You are known and addressed for among the bold generation for maintaining your composure and dignity in a difficult situation and reaching out to as many occasions of needful service, choosing to be quiet in your engagement.
As you progress through the happy days with your family, you are assured that you continue to live in all those whose all lives you have touched and will touch in the coming years with humility, perseverance and a great share of patience. You have been growing internally by adapting to the paradigm shift in public relations, technology, innovation and social awareness. You have always looked for like-minded people to diligently work focusing on substance over superficial displays, and their true value will become evident in time.
It takes time, discipline, dedication and devotion to gain the attribute of silence with such a supercilious purpose. This incorporates the practice of mind-taming in order to get to the bottom of the mind to discover what and who is in control of it to be happily ever after - healthy, safe and existent. One more lesson learnt, to every one person inspired.
Once asked what will you (or do you expect to) get in return for your service.
The deafening silence from you says to the world, “I will do what I feel right irrespective of family or social hurdles, but as a human no one may accept or submit but none can deny the happiness they scored from the timely thankless service I catered to them, fighting odds in many situations,”
You are what you are known as “Jai Sri Ram”. (Recognition and achievements have no boundaries, the street he resides with his family in Srikakulam town, a plain area with intense agricultural activity and the district with the longest coastline in Andhra Pradesh is actually named on YOU).
Be the deafening Silence and propel Humanity.
We are all Proud of you Dear Daddy.
Dr. Salla Vijay Kumar
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