Mercy, March 5th, 2018
I don’t have many memories of my grandfather. But my mother would tell me that when I was around three years old and we visited my grand parents, my grandfather would take me for walks in the evening. One day, it was raining, but I wanted to go for my evening walk and I started crying. My grandfather felt bad for me and took me for a walk despite the rain under his big umbrella.
Velliammachi, I have a better recollection. Whenever she would visit us at Palam or Alwaye, I had the privilege of sleeping with her in the same bed. I also remember her sitting in the kitchen while my mother cooked and she would chat with my mother about life around us. I was a small girl then and so they would forget I was there. I remember it to be so much fun just listening to them.
Another memory of Velliammachi, was her strong faith and care for the wellbeing of us children. At our bed time, I remember her kneeling next to us, placing her hands on our heads and praying fervently for us.
At Kutapuzha, when she came and stayed with us, we would go for long walks together. We would walk very slowly due to her age and heart problems. Frequently, we would meet someone and we would stop to chat. Very often, when the passer by would ask her how she was doing, Velliammachi would say that she had to walk slowly because ’Ennike ichere heart unde” (literally:I have a bit of a heart, what she meant was that she had bit of a heart problem) to which the passer by would often laugh and say ‘Ammachi, We all have a heart”.
I don’t have many memories of my grandfather. But my mother would tell me that when I was around three years old and we visited my grand parents, my grandfather would take me for walks in the evening. One day, it was raining, but I wanted to go for my evening walk and I started crying. My grandfather felt bad for me and took me for a walk despite the rain under his big umbrella.
Velliammachi, I have a better recollection. Whenever she would visit us at Palam or Alwaye, I had the privilege of sleeping with her in the same bed. I also remember her sitting in the kitchen while my mother cooked and she would chat with my mother about life around us. I was a small girl then and so they would forget I was there. I remember it to be so much fun just listening to them.
Another memory of Velliammachi, was her strong faith and care for the wellbeing of us children. At our bed time, I remember her kneeling next to us, placing her hands on our heads and praying fervently for us.
At Kutapuzha, when she came and stayed with us, we would go for long walks together. We would walk very slowly due to her age and heart problems. Frequently, we would meet someone and we would stop to chat. Very often, when the passer by would ask her how she was doing, Velliammachi would say that she had to walk slowly because ’Ennike ichere heart unde” (literally:I have a bit of a heart, what she meant was that she had bit of a heart problem) to which the passer by would often laugh and say ‘Ammachi, We all have a heart”.
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