My Money Plant Speaks

How else can I describe the rush of joy I feel when it greets me in the evenings.I return from work and tiredly climb up the flight of  stairs and there it is! Creating happy ripples among itself and dancing in the breeze-

even when no wind is evident to me.

In direct contrast to some people who don't even bother to smile on seeing you.I'm not talking of those days when they might have been in deep thought about any matter. I'm talking of characteristic behaviour -where no smile means they don't need your help in any way right now.


I remember how the plant came to us-a  tiny-skinny plant in a tiny-winy pot all the way from Chennai.I didn't think it'd survive the change.And then it started adapting-to us, our ways and our 'treatment'.

What else can you expect of a family living upstairs? The only place we could allot for it was right under    the coconut tree- where ripe  coconuts  fall every now and then causing great commotion.We were sure that some coconut or the other would dive into it, shatter the pot into pieces and scatter the mud all over the place.Or that it might fall a victim to some cat or dog of ours who loved to play in wet mud.

But,"Bloom where you are planted," seemed to be it's motto.It spread out it's leaves fearlessly and kept pointing to the skies.

One look at it and you can feel your face muscles lift and you get its message-"Live and let live or in Tamil,'வாழ்க வளமுடன்

What I learnt from the film, English Vinglish

Only when I was filling out this blog's  questionnaire -specially   the   question on the movies I liked best,I remembered    English Vinglish and I realized    that it's not only children who feel trapped . Very often women are made to feel like doormats by their families.It hurts when the children,particularly girls, insult  their mothers instead of being supportive of her.

I have seen husbands in real life who tell their wives that languages like English can be learnt only by those who have some special talent.What rubbish! A language can be learnt basically by exposure.

Here in this movie though often put down for not knowing English, the heroine Shashi makes use of an opportunity to enroll in a spoken English class.

From then on there's no turning back for her.Apart from the practical solution to the problem- being able to express herself in English, along comes the bonus which is visible first of all-

   

the self-confidence and the sense of achievement,the ability to project herself even as she  is in society.

I THINK WE CAN USE THIS PRINCIPLE IN SCORES OF WAYS.

Just before creating this blog,I had some ideas which I wanted to share  with others. (in the form of 

short stories) But I didn't know  how to get it done.Though I have a computer at home,I didn't know

 to use it(believe it?)The youngsters I know told me to try clicking  different keys, I'd get it.Nothing 

seemed to work.Finally I opted for a week's professional training and hey, even ordinary me could create  a blog.

You know how I feel? I too feel exactly like this_

Try it yourself and tell me if you don't .