Thanks Mani Sir. W App comes up with gems often, as each FWD spreads messages- good and bad and funny.
N Sekar On Wed, Jun 4, 2025, 3:32 AM APS Mani <[email protected]> wrote: > Simply beautiful narration. I thought my A/C was going to clog, so I > shifted to my ancestral village, and now it is working perfectly; there are > no more constructions around. Faith keeps me going, well-served. > An excellent forward, Sekar Sir. > > Mani > > > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM N Sekar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A good, short read!... >> >> The AC in my bedroom conked out in the middle of the night. Not >> sputtered. Not whimpered. It just gave up, like a resigned bureaucrat on a >> Friday afternoon. One moment I was wrapped in Himalayan bliss, the next, >> drenched in Sahara sweat. >> >> So I tossed and turned all night like a chicken being barbecued. By >> morning, I looked like I’d spent the night dancing in a steam room, and >> felt like I’d been at war—with a mattress and my melting dignity. >> >> The mechanic arrived late morning. Snooty fellow, eyes half shut with >> indifference and an air of casual brilliance, like he knew the secrets of >> the universe… or at least the secrets of split ACs. >> >> “It’s a good brand,” I told him hopefully, pointing at the machine like >> it was a pedigree dog that had soiled the carpet. >> >> “The best,” he nodded solemnly, opening the unit with the reverence of a >> surgeon unveiling a chest cavity. >> >> “Then what’s the problem?” I asked, hoping he wouldn’t suggest I replace >> it with some obscure cousin from a new brand he’d conveniently be selling >> on the side. >> >> “Air vents clogged. Filters dirty. Fins choked. All jammed with muck. >> Sir, there’s construction going on next door?” >> >> “Yes,” I said, “it’s been going on for the last two years!” >> >> “All the more reason,” he replied, with the wisdom of the Himalayas, >> “that you should have got it serviced regularly.” >> >> He tinkered for the next hour while I hovered like a parent outside an >> operation theatre. Then, like Lazarus from the tomb, the AC sprang back to >> life. Cold, sweet air whooshed out, almost like a sigh of relief—mine, not >> the AC’s. >> >> And as I sat under the newly sanctified breeze, I couldn’t help but >> think: Aren’t we a bit like that air-conditioner? >> >> We go through life with dust collecting in our systems—stress, deadlines, >> family drama, cholesterol, WhatsApp forwards from hatred filled friends. >> Slowly, our vents get clogged, our filters don’t work, and our emotional >> fins seize up. >> >> Then one day we snap. Tempers flare. Health breaks down. Relationships >> stall. Spiritual life flattens. >> >> And someone gently tells us, “You need servicing.” >> >> Not a vacation to Bali, though that sounds lovely. But simple, quiet >> servicing—like regular walks, fewer _gulab jamuns_, annual health >> check-ups, forgiving that ex-friend, meeting close friends and a little >> conversation with the Divine each morning—not a rant, not a chant, but a >> chat. >> >> You see, our lives are surrounded by constant construction—of >> expectations, responsibilities, ambitions. And in all this dust, we forget >> to clean our vents. >> >> My AC’s working fine now. Whisper-cool. Just like the soul after a bit of >> prayer and the body after a morning stretch. >> >> Hope your vents aren’t clogged. If they are—well, you know what to do. >> >> Service due, sir. Service due…! >> >> Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer >> <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=US_Acquisition_YMktg_315_SearchOrgConquer_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=US_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100002039&af_sub5=C01_Email_Static_&af_ios_store_cpp=0c38e4b0-a27e-40f9-a211-f4e2de32ab91&af_android_url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.mail&listing=search_organize_conquer> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CABC81ZcQ6ujFXzdo9v6D_56yYRoq4L35PYOHO5Pe_kW005A_fQ%40mail.gmail.com.
