Journey To US and The Granny

Little did I realize how far I am going away from home and especially India (THE place on earth), I bumped into an old Indian Tamil lady on my way to Frankfurt...Typical Indian Saree..and features of a Goddess..with the glow in her eyes she asked me "Where are you goin' ". I replied SFO. With a smile in her face she replied - "Oh..we will have to part ways after Frankfurt..I am off to Chicago...been there for 17 years now and before that 7 years in Egypt". I was floored not bcoz where she was living but the way she put across her words with sense of owness..and that we have to part touched me...we talked thru the journey on a lot of things...and suddenly she asked me "Kartik - Can you guess my age". I said around 65-70..keeping in mind the wrinkles on her hand. She smiled and said - I am 81 dear. I complimented her and also told that she was the first lady who does not want to hide her age.I was impressed by the way she talked, her humility and the way she played with her words.

We were in Frankfurt. I touched her feet and told her how lucky I have been to meet her. Let me close on this and add a new post on whom I met on the way to SFO from Frankfurt....