The Baby Keeps Playing Even While He is Asleep !!!!….Thanks to the Creative Imagination of His Parents !!!!

Chalk drawings show couple’s newborn son in different fantasy lands….
Images created by Anna Eftimie, a photographer from California
Has since been asked to create similar images for other parents

Burying treasure on a desert island, diving from a boat in the sea, etc….

These imaginative chalk drawings show a couple’s baby boy ‘transported’ into different fantasy lands by his photographer parents.

Anna Eftimie, from California, began taking pictures of her son Serban when he was just five days old.

This adorable sleeping baby has been transported into different fantasy lands by his imaginative parents

Then her husband suggested using pictures drawn on a chalkboard to make the images more ‘special’.

The couple’s first creation showed Serban wrapped in a blanket and being delivered by a stork – a reference to the myth.

They then started to create new images they have now dubbed ‘Blackboard Adventures’.

The scenes include Serban at a disco, on a treasure island,and  on a hammock,
Pirate: this picture depicts baby Serban dressed as a pirate burying treasure on a desert island

Gnarly: Serban is shown on a skateboard leaping over some cute animals while dressed in a hoody

Adventurer: Wrapped in a blanket and tied to balloons, Serban is blown across the skies by the clouds

Snooze: As the birds are in song on the treetops above, baby Serban is shown asleep on a hammock

Mrs Eftimie, 33, who runs Cute Moments Photography, said she had since been asked to create similar images for other parents.

One father asked them to create an image of his daughter as the American President while another family wanted an image of their child on an African safari adventure.

Mrs Eftimie said: ‘Being a perfectionist I pay attention to very little details which is important to the final look of every image.

‘If you combine that with my husband’s creativity and passion for creating cool looking set-ups, you will get the photos that I really love working with – fresh and unique.

‘It’s a certain type of client who request these images – often with a lot of imagination and sense of humour in order to create a world around their child.

‘Most people are still looking for the classic baby photos which is great but these are definitely something unusual and good fun.

‘What I enjoy most is the parents’ reactions when they first see the finished product. One family wrote to me telling me how they were still smiling from ear to ear.’

source::::mailonline.com

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These Animals Teach us the Value of “Unity in Diversity” !!!!!!

It’s not unheard of for animals to become quite chummy with members of another species  — even with those they would normally consider eating.

Abandonment, trauma, or living together on farms or zoos, all serve as factors in bringing animals together in unexpected ways.

Here’s what happens when opposites attract.

A baby monkey, a lion cub, and tiger cubs play at a Tiger Park in China.

A baby monkey, a lion cub, and tiger cubs play at a Tiger Park in China.

A turtle catches a ride on the back of an alligator in Panama’s Summit Zoo.

A turtle catches a ride on the back of an alligator in Panama's Summit Zoo.

A monkey bought from an animal trader in Bangladesh spends hours hugging and cuddling this puppy.

A monkey bought from an animal trader in Bangladesh spends hours hugging and cuddling this puppy.

A tiger cub and a baby monkey pal around at a zoo in China.

A tiger cub and a baby monkey pal around at a zoo in China.

This black swan is feeding these carp at a wildlife park in Shenzen, China.

This black swan is feeding these carp at a wildlife park in Shenzen, China.

This dog at a Chinese zoo is acting as a wet nurse for these tiger cubs. Their real mother is too weak to produce milk

This dog at a Chinese zoo is acting as a wet nurse for these tiger cubs. Their real mother is too weak to produce milk.

After its own kitten died, this cat started taking care of these puppies, whose mother had been hit by a car.

After its own kitten died, this cat started taking care of these puppies, whose mother had been hit by a car.

This brown bear cub wandered into a family’s yard in Slovenia, and has since taken to the family dog.

This brown bear cub wandered into a family's yard in Slovenia, and has since taken to the family dog.

Onward! This mouse is catching a float on this frog in Lucknow, India.

Onward! This mouse is catching a float on this frog in Lucknow, India.

A zoo in Thailand is trying to pair domestic animals like pigs with tigers to bring in more visitors

A zoo in Thailand is trying to pair domestic animals like pigs with tigers to bring in more visitors.

These cougar and tiger cubs are quite close with this German shepherd at an Australian veterinarian’s house.

These cougar and tiger cubs are quite close with this German shepherd at an Australian veterinarian's house.

This donkey and wolf have become quite close, and even share a pen on the farm where they live in Albania. The friendship draws a lot of attention from the neighbors.

This donkey and wolf have become quite close, and even share a pen on the farm where they live in Albania. The friendship draws a lot of attention from the neighbors.

Both abandoned by their owners a year ago, this monkey and cat have become playmates at a temple in Thailand. The monkey even checks the cat for lice.

Both abandoned by their owners a year ago, this monkey and cat have become playmates at a temple in Thailand. The monkey even checks the cat for lice.

A camel bends over a fence to nuzzle a miniature pig at a zoo in Russia.

A camel bends over a fence to nuzzle a miniature pig at a zoo in Russia.

A baby hippopotamus cozies up to his adopted “mother” — a 120-year-old giant tortoise living in a Kenyan sanctuary.

A baby hippopotamus cozies up to his adopted "mother" — a 120-year-old giant tortoise living in a Kenyan sanctuary.

A monkey helps a parrot get rid of lice at a wild animal park in China.

A monkey helps a parrot get rid of lice at a wild animal park in China.

A dog rests on a buffalo near a river in Pakistan.

A dog rests on a buffalo near a river in Pakistan.

A young parrot perches itself on a dog dressed in a hat

A young parrot perches itself on a dog dressed in a hat.

 

source::::::::businessinsider.com

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Idea of Chennai Trio May Pave the Way For a Breakthrough in Aircraft Noise Reduction !!!

 

CHENNAI: An idea floated by three Chennai students could give birth to the world’s quietest airline in the near future.

Charles Champion, the top engineering man in the world’s leading aircraft manufacturing company Airbus has said that an ambitious plan to create the aircraft of the future with zero propulsion noise by three aerospace engineering students from Chennai “makes sense” and is being looked at by the company “as a key idea to develop”.

The team from SRM University Chennai consisting of Balakrishnan Solaraju Murali, Michael Thomas and Anita Mohil, is among the only five teams that has made it to the final of the “Fly Your Ideas” competition that saw 6,000 students in 618 teams from 82 countries vie for the 30,000 euro top prize.

The Indian team’s top line idea is called “Engine air cooling system for noise reduction”.

The trio have found a way to reduce propulsion noise by modifying the shape of the jet exhaust using intelligent materials (shape memory alloys).

These alloys are powered by harvested electricity generated by advanced thermoelectric materials using engine heat source.

Speaking to TOI from France, Champion who is the executive vice president (engineering) at Airbus said “noise of an airline is a real bother. Historically there has been a 75% noise reduction of airlines in the last 50 years. It has become a serious issue. Noise of aeroplanes now decide whether airlines can fly to European or British airports or not”.

“The idea by the Chennai students to use the heat from the engine of the airline as a source of energy that will generate electricity that will help change the shape of the exhaust thereby reducing noise dramatically is a brilliant idea. But it will now go through several rounds till it reaches the technology readiness level 6. This is when the company will decide to develop the idea as a product. It will take another 4 years before the concept can be implemented,” Champion said.

All airlines are now having to prove minimum environmental impact to be able to land at airports in developed countries.

“External noise is a major component of aircraft design now. Around 20 years ago, we launched the A 737 which was the quietest of its time. Now after we launched A 380 recently, A 737 sounds noisy. Lowering noise will also lower fuel consumption. We are now working on the next generation of aircraft A 320 which is quieter than A 380 with 15% lesser fuel consumption,” Champion said.

According to Champion, India is a great asset for engineering. “This competition is to get new ideas and trends from brilliant young engineers. The Indian team has a high chance to win,” Champion added.

The competition has been floated by Airbus.

The other teams to make it to the final are from Australia, Brazil, Italy and Malaysia.

Ideas floated in the competition included planes powered by body heat, luggage floating on a bed of air or even an aircraft running on liquid methane.

The final hurdle will see students present their ideas to a jury of Airbus and industry experts at Airbus’ headquarters in Toulouse on 12th June 2013. The winning team will receive the 30,000 euro prize with the runners up bagging 15,000 euros.

The winners will be announced at an exclusive ceremony at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris on 14th June 2013.

Aerospace engineers from across the world had to create the aircraft of the future covering one of six themes identified by Airbus as key 21st century challenges for a greener aviation industry.

These included addressing energy, efficiency, affordable and traffic growth, passenger experience and community friendliness.

source:::::Times of India ,Chennai
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Meet Hussain Momin ….A Man who Used His Life Savings For Building a Hospital For Poor …

He made his life on his own. But when it came to giving back to the society, 48-year-old Hussain Momin did not think twice. The illiterate car mechanic has built a hospital for the needy on a plot of land that belonged to his forefathers.
Befittingly named Adarsh Hospital, the multi-specialty facility at Telav village near Sanand on the outskirts of Ahmedabad has a unique payment option.
“The patients can pay whatever they can afford, but the treatment would not stop for money,” says Dr Kartik Shukla, a leading orthopaedic surgeon from Ahmedabad, who heads the hospital.

 

A few good men: Hussain Momin (right) built a hospital for the needy with the help of Dr Kartik Shukla (left)

A few good men: Hussain Momin (right) built a hospital for the needy with the help of Dr Kartik Shukla (left)


Shukla is the person who helped Momin materialise his dream of opening a hospital in his village.

Momin was 20 when he left the village to earn bread for his family. A few weeks floating around saw him settling in a garage in Chiloda, near Gandhinagar, where he learned the nuances of vehicle repairing. After fifteen years, Momin decided to head back home.

With over Rs 7 lakh in his pocket, he continued to work as a mechanic near his village, and his good work soon got him business. But despite his business doing great, something was still bothering Momin, and that was the wish to construct a hospital in his village.

The shy garage mechanic refuses to talk much, but Shukla tells how Momin got the hospital constructed in the 1200 sq yard plot that was a family property.
Adarsh Hospital was opened on Momin's ancestral land near Ahmedabad a couple of years ago

Adarsh Hospital was opened on Momin’s ancestral land near Ahmedabad a couple of years ago


“The location of the plot made it a prime property and Hussain bhai had many offers to sell it off with some offers even going up to Rs 10 crore,” Shukla says. But Momin stuck to his guns, used the money he had saved all these years and finally launched his dream hospital a couple of years ago.

“Unlike urban patients, the rural people rarely plan a treatment and hence seldom have ready cash for it,” Shukla says. While the lack of cash leads to compromise in treatment, he says, many patients are later forced to seek further procedures which often turn complicated.

Explaining the fee structure, Shukla says that while Momin was initially opposed to charging fees, it was decided that though the treatment in the hospital will be chargeable to cover the running cost of the hospital, the patients will be explained the cost of treatment and asked to pay whatever they can.

When Momin asked Shukla to take over the hospital, he had a latent altruistic desire and Shukla decided to take charge of the hospital. Following Shukla, a team of four gynaecologists also agreed to work in the hospital.

“We have three orthopaedic surgeons, four gynaecologists, an ENT surgeon, a dental surgeon, an orthodontist, and an ophthalmologist apart from a general physician and we will soon have a physiotherapist as well. The best part of it is that no doctor has come to this hospital with any terms and conditions,” he says.
source::::D.P.Bhattacharya  in mail online india.com

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Divine Image of Shirdi Sai….

Sit quietly with me and give up worrying…..

 

 
The kind and merciful Sai Baba , said many a time , the following sweet words in the Masjid-..( He who loves Me most , , always sees Me. . The whole world is desolate to him without Me, he tells no stories but Mine. ..He …ceaselessly meditates upon Me and always chant My Name. .l feel indebted to him who surrenders himself completely to Me and ever remember Me. ..l shall repay his debt by giving him salvation ( self realization)..l am dependent on him who thinks and hungers after Me and who does not eat anything without first offering it to Me..He who comes to Me, becomes one with Me, just as river gets to the sea and becomes merged (one ) with it. .So leaving out pride and egoism and with no trace of them , , you should surrender yourself to Me Who is seated in your heart. …-Shirdi Sai Baba. ..

 

source::::H.Deepa in shirdi sai speaks

Natarajan

 

Meet Smart Neha Ramu …Age 13…. Smarter Than Stephen Hawking !!!!!

Story From Bianca London in  mailonline.com

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  • Neha Ramu has an IQ of 162
  • Identified as one of UK’s smartest people
  • Average British IQ is 100
  • Hopes to study neurology at Harvard University

 

A teenager from south-west London scored so high in a Mensa IQ test for people under the age of 18 that she has been identified as one of the UK’s brightest people.

Any score of above 140 is considered to be that of a genius and 13-year-old Neha Ramu from Surbiton scored 162, which is the highest mark possible, making her smarter than Stephen Hawking

Whilst Stephen Hawking refuses to reveal his IQ, it is estimated to be 160.
Young genius: Neha Ramu, 13, scored so high in a Mensa IQ test for people under the age of 18, she has been identified as one of the UK's brightest people
Young genius: Neha Ramu, 13, scored so high in a Mensa IQ test for people under the age of 18, she has been identified as one of the UK’s brightest people

The bright youngster moved from Bangalore in India aged seven and while she thinks that the Indian education system gave her a good head start, she loves her school life in the UK.

 

 

Her parents only recently discovered the true extent of her intelligence after the schoolgirl was awarded the top marks possible in her entrance exams.

Speaking about her intelligence, Neha told the BBC: ‘When I found out I got such a high score it was so amazing and unexpected.

‘Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, they’ve achieved so much. It’s not right to compare me to them just because of my IQ.

‘If I don’t put in my effort and make use of my IQ then there’s no point in having it.’

Whilst she favours activities such as chess and reading, her mother explained that she still makes time for normal activities such as TV, swimming and playtime with her friends.

The youngster now has high hopes of studying neurology at the prestigious Harvard University.

 

Brains: Professor Stephen Hawking and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen are amongst the top five most intelligent people in the world

MENSA FACTS AND FIGURES

Mensa cite the average adult IQ score is 100.

The current youngest member of Mensa is Alice Amos, from Guildford, Surrey, UK who was assessed at the age of 2 years and 11 months and accepted at the age of 3 years 2 weeks. She has an IQ of 162.

British Mensa’s oldest ever member was 103.

American Mensa’s general membership is 66 per cent male and 33 per cent female.

 

World’s most intelligent people currently:

Stephen W. Hawking, 70. Reported IQ of 160, he has carried out groundbreaking research into theoretical physics as well as authorising books explaining the universe.

Kim Ung-Yong, 50. IQ of 210, by the age of two he was fluent in four languages and was invited to study in U.S. by NASA age 8.

Paul Allen, 59. IQ of 170. Co-founder of Microsoft and 48th richest person in the world and top philanthropist.

Rick Rosner, 52. IQ of 192, currently works as a TV writer.

Garry Kasparov, 49. IQ of 190, youngest undisupted chess champion who won the title age 22.

 

 

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Mesmerizing Self Portraits Made by 14 years Boy !!!!

A 14-year-old photographer has taken the internet by storm with his creative and dreamlike images that make normal-sized people appear tiny.

Zev Hoover, from Natick, Massachusetts, goes by the Flickr username Fiddle Oak, a play on ‘little folk’, which adequately describes the incredible images that make up his ‘miniature world’.

In his fantastical photos in which people are digitally shrunken, acorns make excellent seats, Popsicle sticks are the ideal size for building rafts, and paper airplanes are viable modes of transport.

Zev Hoover

 

Zev Hoover

 

Zev told Today.com that while he takes the photos with his own camera, his older sister Nell, 18, was the brains behind the original tiny people concept.

‘She is sort of my partner in crime,’ he said, adding that she is ‘more of a writer’.

 

While Nell may have come up with the idea, Zev executes the images beautifully, and his unique work has attracted the attention of professional photographers and designers.

The 14-year-old, who also writes a blog, explained the complicated process of how he creates his dreamlike images, many of which feature him as the main subject.
Zev Hoover

Complex: The process involves capturing the background, shrinking photos of people in similar lighting, manipulating the images in Photoshop and editing the color scheme so that it all matches

Zev Hoover

 In one of the photos that plays with size ratio, a miniscule-looking boy sits on the edge of a rock, a violin in his hand


Zev Hoover
Miniscule: In another image, a boy appears small enough to fit inside a tiny paper boat, made from a page in a book


The process involves capturing the background image first, shrinking photos of people in similar lighting, manipulating the images in Photoshop and editing the color scheme so that it all matches.

‘It takes a long time,’ he said of the resulting images, which are so otherworldly that they almost look like drawings.

One image shows a boy constructing a house of playing cards, his body the same size as the cards.

In another image, a ‘miniature’ boy and girl sit upon a raft made of Popsicle sticks, the sail of which is a single leaf.
Zev Hoover

Zev Hoover
Stimulating: Zev gets a lot of support from the Flickr community, where he shares his work. ‘It’s two-way, and it inspires and invigorates me a lot,’ he said of the website. ‘There is so much good energy’

Many of Zev’s images explore nature, including one in which a boy perches inside the shell of an acorn.

Another nature-themed photo, which plays with and distorts size ratio, shows a miniscule-looking boy sitting on the edge of a rock, a violin in his hand.

Photography and design websites have picked up on Zev’s work, lauding him for being so talented and creative at such a young age.

‘Zev has proven to be one photographer to keep an eye on,’ wrote one MyModernMet.com writer.

Zev Hoover

At one with the outdoors: In one photo, a miniature boy perches comfortably inside the shell of an acorn


Zev Hoover

Natural environment: A number of the teen’s images explore humans’ relationship with nature

The blogger goes on to praise Zev’s style, which ‘takes the viewer along on a magical journey of rediscovering the world around us.’

 

The youngest of four, Zev – who is home-schooled by his sculptural artist mother – grew up in a household that fostered creative pursuits.

 

He began taking his first photos at the age of eight with a cell phone camera, before acquiring two professional instruments – a regular camera and a video camera – which he lovingly named ‘Betsy’ and ‘Diana’.

 

Not only is he a talented photographer, but Zev also seems to be wise beyond his years in other fields as well.

 

Zev Hoover

 

Zev Hoover

In his spare time, he browses technology blogs, builds and flies model airplanes, and dreams about going to college to study art or graphic design.

But despite all his ambition and success thus far, Zev is markedly down-to-earth.

When asked about all the attention he has been getting recently, he told Today.com: ‘It’s just so lucky and random

SOURCE:::Margot Peppers in Mailonline.com

 

Photoshoot From The Top Of The World !!!!

Photographer scales Dubai’s Burj Khalifa to capture the vertigo-

inducing view from the very tip of the world’s tallest structure

  • The Burj Khalifa stands 2,722ft over the city of Dubai
  • It has been the world’s tallest building since 2010

Joe McNally ascended more than half a mile to the very tip of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world’s tallest manmade structure, to capture the breathtaking view from the top.

And not content with shooting a set of photos that will have the world gripping its swivel chairs, he has also published a vertigo-inducing behind-the-scenes video on YouTube showing how he did i

Mr McNally, a photographer with 26 years’ experience shooting for National Geographic, had been visiting Dubai to teach at a special photography event in the city state.

He was given access to the 2,722ft Burj Khalifa after three years in correspondence with the building’s administrator.

 

The route to the top starts at 5am in a service lift that runs right up the spine of the building to level 160, the very last concrete floor in the towering structure.

After that, accompanied by two of the building’s maintenance workers, Mr McNally climbed a series of zig-zagging metal staircases up several more floors until they reached a final ladder.

‘Just physically climbing you’re talking about going straight up for a couple of hundred metres,’ the photographer said.

‘You’re safety harnessed to the ladder. It’s kind of a ratchet system where you can actually lean back and rest when you need to.

‘And that just is a straight ladder right up to the very top. It’s a lengthy climb and it’s physically daunting task..

At the top of the building the workers helped Mr McNally ease himself out onto the side of the Burj Khalifa’s spire, where he hung from safety ropes above a drop of more than half a mile.

There he also photographed the two men who helped him reach the record-breaking point.

‘You don’t want to go to the top of this tower and just take a snap looking down,’ he said. ‘You want to have a reference point, you want sense of humanity in the midst of this giant structure.’

source::::mailonline.com

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“ஒரு குழந்தை மாதிரி மஹாபெரியவர்” !!!

A Divine experience of C.K. Gariyali  IAS …  with Mahaperiavar….story contributed by Prema Subramaniam in periva.proboards.com
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காஞ்சி பரமாச்சார்யாரிடம் என்னைக் கவர்ந்திழுத்தது, தன்னைச் சுற்றி உள்ளவர்களிடம் தொடர்ந்து ஒரு குழந்தையைப் போன்ற மனோபாவத்துடன் அவர் செயல்படும் குணாதிசயம்தான். அவரது கிருபையாலும், வசீகர சக்தியாலும் இயற்கையாகவே அவர்முன் நான் ஈர்க்கப்பட்டேன். ஒவ்வொரு முறை காஞ்சியைக் கடக்கும்போதும் அவரை தரிசிக்காமல் என்னால் போக முடியாது. கடவுளின் அருளால் அந்த மகானை பலமுறை தரிசிக்கும் பெரும்பேறு பெற்றேன்.

முதன்முறையாக நான் அவரைச் சந்திக்க நேர்ந்தபோது அவர் முற்றத்தில் அமர்ந்து கொண்டிருந்தார். மக்கள் வரிசையில் நின்று ஒருவர் பின் ஒருவராக அவரை தரிசிக்கச் சென்று கொண்டிருந்தனர். சற்று நேரத்தில் அதிகக் கூட்டத்தினால் வரிசை அசையாமல் நின்றுவிட்டது. வரிசையில் தங்கிவிட்ட என் உள்மன ஆவலைப் புரிந்து கொண்ட பெரியவர், உடனே என்னை உட்காரும்படி தன் கண்களால் சாடை செய்தார். சந்நிதியில் அமர்ந்து அவரது திருமுகத்தின் பேரொளியைத் தரிசித்தேன். அது ஒரு உன்னதமான தருணம். உடன் அவர் ஒரு புத்தகத்தை எடுத்தார். (அது தென்னிந்தியக் கோவில்களின் கட்டிட நிர்மாணக் கலை பற்றி டாக்டர் இரா. நாகசாமி எழுதிய நூல்) கனத்த மூக்குக் கண்ணாடி அணிந்து மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் அந்த புத்தகத்தைப் படித்தவாறே வெகுநேரம் இருந்தார். திடீரென புத்தகத்திலிருந்து கவனத்தைத் திருப்பி தனது கண் அசைவால் எனக்கு வெளியே போக அனுமதி வழங்கினார். எனக்கு ஒரே ஆனந்தம். எவ்வளவு நேரம் அப்படிக் கழிந்தது என்பதை நான் அறியவில்லை. அன்று பகல் முழுவதும் என்னை அப்படியே இருக்க அனுமதி அளித்திருந்தாலும், நான் நகராமல் இருந்திருப்பேன்.

மீண்டும் நான் அவரை தரிசித்தது, என்னுடன் பணிபுரியும் சகாவின் குடும்பத்துடன் சென்றபோதுதான். என் சகாவின் மனைவி ஆறாத் துயரத்துடன் இருந்தார். மன அமைதி தேடி அவர்கள் காஞ்சிக்கு வந்திருந்தார்கள். இது ஒருவருக்கும் தெரியாது. வந்தவர்கள், பரமாச்சார்யாரின் முன்னால் சில நிமிடம் சிறு குழுவாக ஒரே சமயத்தில் உட்கார அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டனர். பக்தர்கள் தங்களுடன் பழம் முதலிய பொருள்களைக் கொண்டு வந்திருந்தனர். எனது சகாவின் மனைவி ஒரு பெட்டி நிறைய உலர்ந்த பழங்களைக் கொண்டு வந்திருந்தார். அந்தப் பெட்டி பல அறைகள் கொண்டதாகவும் ஒவ்வொரு அறையும் வெவ்வேறு உலர்ந்த பழங்கள் கொண்டதாகவும் இருந்தது. அத்தனையும் பரமாச்சார்யார் முன் சமர்ப்பிக்கப்பட்டு, பின்னர் அவரது சீடர்களில் ஒருவர் அவற்றை அப்பால் எடுத்துச் செல்வார். பரமாச்சார்யார் எப்போதும் இதில் கவனம் செலுத்த மாட்டார். ஆனால் அன்று பெட்டியை அவர் முன்னால் இருந்து அகற்ற, ஒருவர் எடுத்தபோது ஒரு குழந்தையைப்போல அவர் அதைத் தடுத்தார். பெட்டியைத் தன் கைகளில் எடுத்துக் கொண்டார். பின் உடனே பெட்டி மூடியைத் திறக்கும்படி வற்புறுத்தினார். குனிந்து அதில் உள்ளவற்றைப் பார்க்க ஆரம்பித்தார். அவரது பார்வைக் குறைவினால் அவற்றில் இருந்த சிலவற்றை அவரால் அறிய முடியவில்லை. உடன் சீடர்களில் ஒருவர் அதிலிருந்த திராட்சை, பாதாம் பருப்பு, முந்திரி, அத்திப்பழம் முதலியவற்றைப் பற்றி அவரிடம் தெரிவித்தார்.

மகிழ்ந்து போன அவர், மாசற்ற ஒரு குழந்தையைப் போல, அனைவரும் அதிசயிக்கும்படியாக, அந்தப் பெட்டியுடனும் அதிலிருந்த பொருள்களுடனும் பதினைந்து நிமிடங்கள் விளையாடினார். அங்கு வந்திருந்த அனைவரும் இதை ஒரு அபூர்வ ஆன்மீக அனுபவமாக ரசித்துச் சிரித்தார்கள். பல ஆண்டுகளாகச் சிரித்து அறியாத சிரிப்பையே மறந்துபோன என் சகாவின் மனைவிகூடத் துயரத்தை மறந்து சிரிக்க ஆரம்பித்துவிட்டாள். அவள் சமர்ப்பித்த பொருள்களைஅவர் விசேஷமாக நடத்திய பாங்கு, அவளைப் பிரத்தியேகமாக வாழ்த்தி ஆசி வழங்கியதாக அவள் உணர்ந்தாள். அவளது மனவேதனை துடைத்து எறியப்பட்டது என்பதை நான் குறிப்பிட வேண்டிய அவசியமில்லை. அதன் பிறகு அவளுடைய வாழ்க்கையே வேறுவிதமாக மாறிவிட்டது.

ஒருமுறை இந்திய அரசு அதிகாரிகளுடன் சென்றேன். தென் ஆற்காடு மாவட்ட கலெக்டர் பணியை முடித்துவிட்டு பொதுநலத்துறையில் நான் பணியாற்றிக் கொண்டிருந்தேன். பரமாச்சார்யார் முன்னர் நாங்கள் அமர்ந்த உடனேயே அவர் ஒரு சிறு நடராஜர் படத்தை எனக்குக் கொடுத்தார். இதன் நோக்கம் என்னவென்று எனக்குத் தெரியவில்லை. நான் என்ன செய்யவேண்டும் என்பதை அறிந்து கொள்ள விரும்பிச் சுற்றிலும் பார்த்தேன். பரமாச்சார்யாரின் ஒரு சீடர் முன்வந்து, நான் சிதம்பரம் நடராஜர் ஆலயத்தில், சேவை புரிந்ததற்காக பரமாச்சார்யார் மகிழ்ச்சி அடைகிறார் என்று சொன்னார். நானும் டாக்டர் நாகசாமியும் பல ஆண்டுகள் ‘நடராஜர் திருவிழா’ நடத்துவதில் ஈடுபட்டிருந்ததைப் பரமாச்சார்யார் அறிந்திருக்கலாம் என்பதைப் பிறகுதான் நான் புரிந்து கொண்டேன். நெஞ்சம் நெகிழ்ந்து போனேன்.

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Natarajan

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