From Sonika, Amma to 2 year old Rewa comes this dialogue just waiting to be illustrated:
“Rewa, don’t put that sticker in your mouth. It’s not supposed to be eaten”
Rewa “NO! I want the sky in my mouth!”
If to your adult mind this is puzzling, you are not alone. Amma could not help but be reminded of Yashodamma who similarly caught her baby in the act of putting mud into his mouth. When she pried it open, what to her wondering eyes should appear but the sky, moon, stars, etc.
My name is Aravinda. After my daughter was born I found that the pursuit of peace, justice and sustainability on the home front stretches our minds and challenges us to practice the solutions in our daily lives. As they say, wisdom is gained through experience. And experience is gained due to lack of wisdom. Here I chronicle a bit of both, with a little help from my friends and the world wide web.
Send a question to askammanow AT gmail DOT com and I will give it a whirl.
- Aravinda
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