Sunday, May 19, 2019

Endless Love of Sakhi's


Few days ago we met these extraordinary grannies in a village. After crossing a little stream, trekking a rocky hill and walking through few farms we reached Bel Gau. As we were walking through the village we found a little space (otlo) to sit. We sat there for some rest, water and snacks.

There were friendly nods and greetings with people passing by. We shared snacks with kids. They suggested that we can go to the nearby temple where they serve food in sometime. There wasn’t any laziness or resistance but we didn’t get up. We kept sitting. In the middle of all this a granny invited us to her home for a cup of black tea. And both of us just started walking with her. She was coughing badly as she was leading the way.

She said I will call my friends to meet you. All of us did parikrama few years back and they will be very happy to meet you. One by one the grannies started coming and they referred each other as “Sakhi” which means friend. There was joy and deep respect they had for each other which was so subtle.

At one point while we were sharing, I looked at one of them who was listening with her complete presence. I could feel that. The stillness and her presence made me feel so alive and quiet as if you are in a forest or in front of a mountain. We rested there for sometime and when I woke up, I felt I was in the company of these extraordinary angels.

One of the grannies sat with us for sometime and then she gently asked us if she could go to her farm for sometime. She promised she will come back soon. We hugged her and waived good bye. Later in the afternoon she brought us fresh carrots from her farm :)

Some of the distinct qualities that they shared was respect for each other, deep listening and sharing of good things that anyone encountered. All of them were farmers which means hard work each day round the year.

In just s few hours we got to see a little glimpse to their way of life, the quality of their presence and the universal love from a mothers heart. A gang of eight women came with us for half a kilometre just to say good bye. When we were walking with them we could sense courage, strength and oneness beaming from each soul. We kept telling them to return as few of them were not wearing their chappals (shoes) but they continued walking. While we hugged and asked for blessings they kept holding back their tears and shared words and blessings giving us courage and strength for our journey ahead. It was an immense gift to receive these subtle gifts in multiple forms.

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