Locomotoring

This is the last chapter of a story, a duet, that started more than half a century ago. The first chapter started with introduction of a healer into a young woman’s life. In the intervening chapters, the woman becomes his wife, and subsequently, the mother of their children. I, the observer, often see Goddess Durga in women like her. There is but one difference, Durga was born a warrior, her singular purpose was to slay evils with her many hands. During the last fifty years, this woman has been using her hands to multi-task – an educator, a planner, a book keeper, a cleaner, a fixer, a gardener, a cook, a caregiver, a poetess, a singer, a playwright.

In the final chapter, she has devoted all her hands to one singular purpose, keeping the healer nourished while he undertakes his sannyasam. The healer has fallen in a deep slumber while he undertakes this sannyasam. This story will end when he completes his sannyasam. What follows is a glimpse into the everyday, the Goddess creating nourishing elixir so the healer can successfully conclude this duet.