BEYOND THE SUNSET WHEN THE DAY IS DONE
Pic.: Pradeep Nanda O ne of the greatest advantages – rather, privileges – for teachers like me is that because we are constantly in the company of our young and buoyant students, we tend to think and behave like them… young and spirited. At times I wonder, what if I was not surrounded by these young-guns… who seldom worry about money, paying bills, serious relationships, health issues, and that mother of all the concerns – the death… yes, what if I was to work, surrounded by some grumpy oldies (sorry)… what if my young-ones were not there in my life… every morning, every noon, every evening… all day long till I landed home, late in the night? Does aging weigh me down? Yes, it does. Health issues of not just mine, - my wife’s our my parents’ and my young son’s – yes, I am not immune to any of them… Death stares at me every day… and, it keeps me sane and grounded. It keeps me alive! L ast evening, some of my students were pulling my le...