Gerald D'Cunha

Pic.: Nirmala Sundar L ast evening, I spent, almost, two hours in Gunit’s* bungalow. I was visiting their place after twenty-nine years! I knew Gunit* since he was in class 9. That was the time, I used to teach his elder brother, Karan* and four others, in their bungalow, who were studying for their twelfth-standard board-exams. I was very close to their family... Though Gunit  wasn't  my student, he would be very close to me, very affectionate and respectful. Parents, despite their wealth, had great respect for teachers, about which, they would be very vocal. “It is teachers like you who mould our children,” they would say, “You are their second parents.” Both the sons were groomed, during their college days, to get into the family business. Karan completed his B’Com and Gunit his B’Sc.  Eventually  both both joined the business full-time and ensured that it grew well. What I still remember is, that the family was very...

“In the end, only three things matter: How much you loved, how gently you lived… and, how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” - Buddha I had promised my friend, Sherry, that I would be writing on the above passage in a day or two. He sends very inspiring passages every day to his friends; last morning, he had sent this one… It had caught my attention, immediately. Love, as the saying goes, is the elixir of life. It is love that sustains life… Integrates, draws us close to each other, holds us together… Brings to us the hope of a tomorrow… Gives us reason to work with diligence and passion… Inspires us to accommodate… respect and honor our differences, show tolerance, forgive and reconcile… It is love that makes our hearts long, express, promise… and, it is love that helps us beat the odds of fear and insecurities, of betrayal and meanness… Love alone can cure so much… Give us so much… We...