34. Look back and Relax:
This modified version of
the famous words “Sit back and relax” come to me in dramatic way.
We had our house in our
village in Northern Gujarat. The house was built by our forefathers. As none of
my brother or sister now stays at village we sold the house recently. While
vacating the house of all Junk old materials I found a file containing some
documents dating back to Nineteen Century. One of which i has written note with
marked date Tenth July 1888..
The stamp papers in Annas & Ruppes marked with a Photo of his Highness Sayajirao
Gaikwad of Baroda
State – Gujarat.
While going through It I found several stamped documents containing writ
petition on the ownership of house and adjoining piece of land.
Both the person,one who has
claimed the ownership and another who has objected are dead years ago. The judgment
by the judiciary of his highness has rejected the plea of ownership, stating the
land is owned by the king, his Highness Sayajirao Gaikwad.
It was amazing and
deeply moving experience for me. The king and his kingdom has gone, the British
rule has gone, my fore father has left long ago and now we have sold the old
house. Whose house and land was it any way? On top of it, one of the document ruled
that the house is the property of my fore fathers ; “As long the Sun and the Moon shines in the sky.” (yavad chandra divakaro-in Sanskrit-which means -as long as Sun and Moon shines in the sky) Wow! What a feeling it was! The sun and the
Mom still shine and will continue to shine in the sky, but the owner so house
and land are no more there.
Now, whenever, I get
upset over and a pretty issue, especially the issue pertaining to loss, I
remember this event. If required, I take out this stamped paper and smile over
it & sometime laugh loudly.
“Sit back and Relax” will not wok for you if you are too sensitive to
certain issue or too worried on small matters.
Nevertheless, if you
leave the “look back and Relax” attitude you may find peace everywhere.
So look back….. smile….
and Relax.
