Past is past

It was a very long time ago. Grand father, Grand mother, used to live with their one daughter, son in law and we 4 cousins -3 brothers and me one sister. We used to go to school, eat and drink and celebrate festivals together. We faced the storms in life and made merry on happy occasions. It was a golden time and we were very happy in our childhood. Later I went to college and my grandfather expired. My grand mother was left alone by her son and we children grew up and shifted in their jobs. I still remember my grand father's hard work and love for me. He kept me away from all people and watched my custody. I m still grateful to him and often remember him and thank him for his valuable life lessons .I m haunted by my past as I live life alone. My grand father used to live in India during British rule and often shared his experiences like very fair wives of British officers used to roam in those days in Govt schools where my grandfather was a teacher. He told us stories of general,made sweets on birthdays and festivals and used to go to our schools to pay fees. He was very caring and took good care of my grand mother. I m haunted by my past as I have no one now to take care of me. Every one takes me for granted. I m grateful to God for such a lovely grandfather and grandma who were very caring and supportive.He was fond of old film songs. My grand mother used to tell me that they as a couple used to go to view many old movies in cinemas. My grand father was a lively person who was very nice with relatives and neighbors and other people. He used to go to market to purchase ration and vegetables. He used to chop vegetables, salad and knead the flour for us. My grand mother and aunt used to cook the meals. We were a very happy family .I was in school that time. We used to attend marriage parties and other functions.He had a vide range of friends who were nice. In my past, I have many memories like my birthday party for the first time, first storm we saw, Festivals celebration, rains during our school time, rainbows we used to see, picnics I had gone and marriages we had attended, our train journeys,bus journeys and many more. My first train journey was at the age of 5 years along with my grandma, grand father, 2 brothers of my grand mother and one of their daughters and their 2 daughters who were my cousins. The train journey was to another state in India. We saw a dark tunnel in between the train journey. We were thrilled. Such was a lovely experience of mine.My birthday was celebrated with very nice cakes and I still remember the fragrance of flowers we used to smell. My past was a wonderful time for me full of learning. My grand father was a person who knew how to spend money wisely. He never wasted it on useless spending. He was very serious about every single rupee we spent. He used to warn us cautiously and give nice advices.He was a govt teacher in his early days, who became principal of school later. Later he became District Education Officer too. He used to inaugurate govt functions in those days along with other people.I still see old albums and regret his absence now. He was retired when I was born. He took a very good care of me in my childhood. He sew frocks for me, ironed our school dresses and used to do sewing work when I was a small kid. He had a sewing machine and he used to sew by hands also.I m greatly inspired by him regarding money saving and stitching. He was a man of principles and people still love and admire him and appreciate him. My journey in life is very good due to my grand father only. My grandma was also a good lady. They both worshipped God together and offered flowers. Once a reptile cut her leg while plucking flowers for worship. She was survived by very difficulty. She used to tell her stories of the past. Once my grand father, grand ma and their 3 children were on a train journey.On one station, they stopped.By mistake, my aunt was left on the platform and the four of them rushed to the train and the train proceeded on journey. Hurriedly, my grand father pulled the chain and took my aunt again to the train. They had to pay penalty for chain pulling. This incident was remembered by him on one occasion.He used to tell me good habits. He was the person who taught me A, B, C. How to read and write in my infant days. And he taught this to other cousins also. He used to take sun bath in extreme winter days .We used Solar cooker to cook food and bake cakes. He was fond of English a22awa WAlliterature. His favorite book was ' David Copperfield ' written by Charles Dickens. He used to write stories and poems in his spare time. Often they were published.My grand father and mother often used to go outside and we children felt quite insecure in their absence. He was a learned man and because of him, I possess nice educational qualifications and intelligence, grasping capacity. Those were the best days of my life. His presence was a strong support for us in all the ups and downs of my life. He was very affectionate. He never shouted on my mistakes and I never felt sad as long as Grand father and grand mother were around us. He used to listen old songs in his spare time and draw and paint few pictures also using my water color. He used to use my fountain pen ink too. Those old days I use to miss today. There was a nice garden in our house where many kinds of flowers our grand parents had planted. Once a parrot came to eat pomegranate planted on the tree in our garden. We were very happy. The pomegranate tree was planted by my grand mother which is still there up-to this time.