While we were taking puckish pleasure watching young lovers coddling each other on one side of the beach, there was this 85 years old lady in her pink gown, walking enthusiastically holding her daughter's hand. Her appearance displayed a message to all the youngsters at the beach. Head decorated with jasmine, her Hawaii slippers and the number of gold chains around her neck said the story. While we were walking, the lady's daughter stuffed a digital camera into my friend's hand and ordered him to click. My friend had no other option but to do the honors.
The story was complete when the old lady cheerfully smiled for the shoot. She was there to enjoy her last days in this world I thought. I wanted to know more about the lady and approached her daughter. she was more than happy to share with us few inspirations that she had inherited from her 85 years old mother. While my friend was just then talking about her wish to die off instantly rather than taking the pains of life, we learnt that the old lady had travelled all the way to Chennai from Bangalore for her liking to wash her feet by the waves. More shocking was when she said it was the same waters that swallowed her husband during Tsunami at Chennai. Her pluckiness was simply commendable. When most of us, youngsters, consider small problems in life as a major hurdle for to live life, we must get inspired by such living souls. We spent our evening with the lady until she walked back into her car by herslef.
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