North Kolkata Calling !!

I could still .recollect those velvety paws and innocent eyes. They were  our pets when we were 10/12 years of age.We had a "Chiriawalla" named Gani who frequently visited our house to supply various rare birds.Yes my father was a bird lover & collector and he constructed a big cage-as big as a hallroom-on the terrace which we called "Pakhi  Ghor". It so happened- we knew later -that Gani was aware of our father's wish to present us tiger cubs.He finally arrived with a bundle from  where two cute puppy like cubs peeped out. The deal was done and a big wooden cage with iron grills soon arrived. Bhortu, our head servant was given sole responsibility for their up keeping. Within a month the cubs became restless and their mews turned into snarls. Our father decided to free them from morning till evening from their cage. Then began a season of running jumping- even scaring and scratching with snarls. Every evening

Wonder someone is doing exactly that- who is doing it ?

Wonder and wonder !!

Yes probable we are !

A few days back while returning from my morning walk I saw a boy and a girl beggiing alms. It was quite cold yet the boy,  around 4/5 years old,was weariing nothing and the girl, few years older,had an old  pant only. I decided to give them some warm clothes. I brought them to my house and my wife gave them a lot of clothes to wear. We enquired about their parents but failed. Yesterday I was shocked to find the children with a lady (probably their  mother) carrying a lot of old clothes to a nearby market.

It is true that we very easily blame our failures to Destiny.Probably that is  not always true. Often our lack of effort or insufficient knowledge may be the reason . Serious self examination is required to find the truth. Could we have done better had we really tried ? Had we done some real thinking ? Wouldn't things been  better had our attitude been  different ? If we know ourself better -know how to use our mental powers and in the right direction-life would have been  different ?