We are born only once, we live only once. This is the only life that we have. This was a lesson I learnt very early in my life.
I was told that it is for me to live this life well. I was told to find a way to reach my destination. If no one had been there before, I was to find my own path and carve my own way.
N G Uke my father always told me to achieve. I had to be the best. There was no choice, but to be the best. If something had to be done it had to be done in the best way. There could be no compromises.
I know that life does not give us a second chance.
Time also does not stand still. It moves on and time wasted is time lost forever.
Daddy also always said that if a thing was not put back in its place then that thing was kachra, it was useless.
Parents do not last forever, therefore I say that we must make the most of the time that we have with them. Learn from them as they will always teach us well as they only wish the best for their children.
Daddy was a kind, compassionate, honest and generous man who loved everyone and was extremely forgiving.
He became the teacher whose teachings will always guide me in my life.
He is no longer in this world, but his teachings, his words, his philosophy are with me stored in my memory.
If I am in a dilemma, I simply have to think of daddy and all my answers come tumbling out from within me.
He actually left a part of himself with me. I live on with the memory and teachings and guidance of my father.
He remains with me always!
I have faced 4th of November once again in London, on a night when Guy Fawkes night is being observed and fireworks are going on....I realize life goes on.
We three children of N G Uke carry on the legacy left to us.
We smile and we carry on. We carry the message of being caring, compassionate, kind, forgiving and generous
Tomorrow is yet another day.
