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      Since the past 40 days my maid has been keeping unwell and her mother has taken over her chores.As I watched her wash my vessels, initially I was very embarrassed.. Ashamed of myself! What kind of a person am I to make an 84 yr old wash my vessels and mop the house.. It didn't feel good! Not one bit! I was perfectly capable of doing it myself until my maid returned... Why make an old lady do it? This thought tormented me for a week and I used to ensure bare minimal vessels for her to wash,until one week later; aajhi( grandmother in Marathi) quizzically asked me as she sipped her chai(yes,i serve tea to my maids ) as to whether I even eat at home as there were hardly any vessels to wash !! I apologized to her and said I had been washing everything as I felt it was not right morally on my part ,considering her age!    She smiled and calmly replied that, in that case I ought to pay her only a fraction of her daughter's salary (kind of on pro rata basis) as she dint have

Enroute Kalsubai Just keep moving ahead..... No matter how unfamiliar the terrain , how arduous the ascent , however tired one is , one must always keep moving AHEAD ..  It is April already and I haven't blogged at all this year !  NO.I haven't been all that busy ."LAZY" that is the apt word!! This particular blog was in the pipeline since ages! Anyway , better late than never  I say ! :) Do give me your valuable feedback . LESSONS LEARNT FROM TREKKING  1) TAKE ONE STEP AT A TIME .    That's all that is required to reach the pinnacle !    Many a times we tend to plan out things way more than what is required,only to end up making a glorious mess of it! ( I know, I do!) Trekking has taught me that it is of paramount importance to precisely plan one's next foothold,and not the next 100metres.... unless we are sure footed, we cannot make our next move,however good it be! 2) REST YOU MUST,BUT DON'T YOU QUIT !      We often te