Gerald D'Cunha

  “To win the people, always cook   them some savoury that pleases them.” Aristophanes, The  Knights   S ome months ago, when I first came across a YouTube video by the name ‘Village Cooking Channel’, I instantly fell in love with it. Village-cooking videos on YouTube are not a novelty… There are thousands of them. But, this one was distinct and special in many ways. It was brisk, it was authentic… and, it filled the viewers with energy and joy. So much so, one felt like not only visiting such villages, but settling down there, permanently.       I remember watching a couple of videos from this YouTube channel some days ago… It was late night, and I was feeling extremely low. These guys brought a smile back on my face, and fired energy back into my heart! The very night, I wanted to blog about them. Somehow, the night passed and days, too, without a blog on them. And, just a while ago, I watched this one, their latest… S o many of us ...

I am not honest… I feel I am honest when I say that! I am not free of corruption… I feel ‘uncorrupted’ when I say that! My mind is not free from sinful thoughts… I feel the touch of God in my soul when I say that! God has given us only His Ten Commandments… And, I tell Him, so often – yes, so often: “My Lord, I am sorry, I broke one, today!” And, when I say that, I feel the surge of His love and forgiveness in my heart! I keep committing the same mistakes, Over and over again, Even though I know I shouldn’t… But, I do, I do… Yes, I do. And, I do get one more chance to amend… One more chance to ‘Come Home’! Yes, I am not honest. I feel I am honest when I say that! GERALD D’CUNHA THANKS: The image used in this Post is by Ashok Ahuja. He is a professional Photographer and a very dear friend of mine. He is also one of the founder members of The Dawn Club, and, along with his gifted-artist wife, Sud...