Gerald D'Cunha

I s the playful, curious and enthusiastic child in us responsible for our zest for life? I think, he is. The moment that inner child in us ceases to be playful, curious and enthusiastic, we all cease to live zestfully… Last night, like millions all over the world were, I, too, was hugely impresses and inspired watching 87-year-old Mrs. Charulata Patel cheering for India from the packed stadium in  Edgbaston… She was wheelchair-bound… We learnt later, that she had undergone a bypass surgery of the heart twelve years ago, had a pacemaker planted inside her chest, had got her hipbone broken and fixed -   but, all this had not stopped her from   ‘participating’ in life like a young kid did… blowing horns, clapping, cheering, waving Indian flag. As much as the Indian team won our hearts, last night, Mrs. Patel won our hearts, too.   Yes, age is just a number. Zest for life is everything. Some people live long, but they...