GRANDMA'S DAY OUT... 

“The secret of Genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age which means never losing your enthusiasm”- Aldous Huxley

This was exactly what we saw as we entered the Mothers Old age home, Guwahati – A room filled with laughter, excitement  and unconditional love from the residents ,  “Moromor Aita” ,  as we call them.

We had planned to take some of the residents on an outing to the Sai Temple, Chachal.  It was an overwhelming sight to see them clad in their finest Mekhela Chador and all set to go out and have some fun together. A group of 5 residents from the home and 6 of our members went on this trip to the Sai Temple. It was a fulfilled journey to our destination with nonstop chatting along with some good music. 

On reaching, we were a bit worried if they will be able to take the long walk inside the temple campus. “I am used to walking double this distance and worked in the paddy fields all day” said one of them and all our worries were settled. We went inside and sat for quite some time where we interacted with some of them while few of them were engrossed in the soothing bhajans being played. To add on to the joy,one of them met a family friend from her  village after a long period of almost 20 years.Infact he was born in her hands when she was working as a nurse at Mushalpur Medical ; A small world indeed!!

After a quick snack in a nearby restaurant we went back to leave them with promises to plan more of such outings in the near future.

Each one of the resident carries a heavy burden in some corner of their heart but to see them laughing and blissfully enjoying each other’s company was a sight weighing its worth in Gold.

Apart from being a lesson in Gratitude for all of us, this visit also reminded us that happiness is all about perception and attitude.

It definitely was “An evening to remember ...”

Written by Ms. Debastuti Baruah, member of Senior Citizens Health Care Services (SCHCS)