Beyond world

Beyond world

‘Rimfadle’, I say to old nondescript women when I cross them in the far never heard hamlets of ukhrul district in Manipur. 'Rimfadle' (hello) is the quick reply along with the innocent smile from them.The smile so full of innocence closes the lines on the faces but the energy you bet can never seems to go down.

People here would have never heard of worldly devices of modern world. Life is very basic and they are Satisfied with small happiness in small things. No TV, computer, electricity thought a yearly affair during “Christmas” is the only lightening moments in their life. And I feel some people making political agenda sitting over mass wealth under their ‘Seats ‘ should wake up and start moving to make some energies flow.

“Tankhul woman with her warm smile”.

"Roads waiting for 'light' yrs to come."

Innocent smile

The reel of panorama seems to come to stand still with the slowing train at the station and feeling I observe from the glass screen from my air conditioned seat of the train is very amusing and thought provoking. I see people running behind the train with their heart beats racing against time. But the only common feature which captured my mind was an innocent smile in everyone’s face..I had seen it always but never really pondered over it. When you peep from the window to see the metal board proclaiming the name of station in blue n red...you can’t really miss out on this. I had seen men running in their jeans, some in dhoti with ‘jhola’ in hand, trying to balance between one end of dhoti like a key to locker and other hand holding jhola. The prominent smile is so good to catch on the face of ‘babu mosai’. Take a look at some nondescript women from village with trying her best to beat PT usha on the platform, running in a cotton sari to catch the slowing train; she still has that blushing smile on her face. Another one is a small around 8yrs of age trying to leap away to beat the train and feel the sense of pride. With one hand holding the side pole of the train door you can sense feel of pride and sigh of relief in his smile. isn't it a rare sight to see people smiling these days? We have engrossed so much into competing for survival that it seems we have forgotten to take out time and smile without any inhibitions. I also have decided to smile for myself in any situation and spread this infectious disease.

Life will seem better and easier with a warm smile. Keep smiling..!

Maj manohar Diyali 02 mar 10.