On our way to Pune in a bus. We left Shirdi at 8am this morning. Reached Kopergaon at 2.30 pm yesterday. Took 3 big autos from the station to Shirdi. Freshened up, ate chapathis and headed out to the temple. Had darshan at 6.30 pm, saw evening aarathi on tv (as we didn't have a direct view). Had a good darshan.
My thatha (mom's dad) who's 97 years had come with us. He got a special darshan as he was on wheel chair. He saw Baba from few feet away. He is soo happy :) After the darshan, thatha climbed the hotel steps so easily, all of us including him were surprised. He normally needs support even to walk, and now he climbed stairs, amazing!
There was some debate about taking thatha to Shirdi, since it was 19hrs train journey. Thatha wanted to come. So here he is. Everyone says his 'will power' is great! I have to agree. Generally, people from his generation have a strong mind. That's what we need, to do anything - a mind that keeps telling us we can do anything if we REALLY want to. There's so much to learn from my thatha. I have never seen him complain about anything. He likes to try out new things even at this age. Playing cards with the family is his favorite past time. Whenever we get together we ensure we have cards pack ready :)
Summer holidays and aunt/uncle in my next blog :) 2 more hours to Pune!
Ramya...your thatha is really awesome kane. 97 is a great number :)
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