Yes, it's too short when we compare with the cosmic time! However as a human being this is something different and special. I would like to divide these 45 five years not into three equal parts. The first phase as 1-15 for me it was growing period from an infant to a teen like everybody. 15-37 it is second phase of my life mostly coloured my religious inclinations. The current phase of my life has come into existence since 2007 and I could fix my self as a true human.
I could recollect the events from my Ashanpallikoodam with Kunjmol Ammamma (my Ashatti)like Kindergarten or nursery up to high school (St Stephens High School Pathnapuram in Kollam Dist). My lower primary education was held at Koodal Government LP school. In these days my life revolved around lovely teachers like Thankamma Sir, Janakiyamma Sir, Sharadha Sir, Mary Kutti Sir etc. Most of them are beautiful and kind enough to bear my naughtiness. (No gender difference or discrimination like the male as sir or female as teacher- all are equal-SIR and in fact it was a confusing thing till my high school). There were only two male teachers one is Thankappan Sir and Sivaraman Sir. When we played the police and thief in the nearby rubber trees my friend Abey (he is no more...) got an unexpect blow with piece of coir as I was the Inspector. I got nicely from Sivaraman Sir. Thankappan sir was very famous for his threatening pinches and into the inner thighs (not secret parts, he was gentle): He also frightened us with thunderous voice. In this formation period of my life I was exposed to many things with and without my knowledge or freedom.
The greatest blessing I could remember about those days is my reading habit or love towards letters. I didn't feel shame to do manual labour like fetching water from a long well or peeling the coconut for a particular house in village through which I got permission to use the personal library as my own for many years. Old copies of Balarama, Poompatta, etc.even film magazines with beautiful pictures were there enough to quench my thirst for words and imagination
. I had enjoyed this till my upper primary schooling....(continue)









