Monthly Musings : July -21 Back to Cricket & Facing your worst
fears
July has been onset of monsoon and its raining heavily. Luckily
we found an indoor cricket club very close to our house. It is quite a nice
place and me and Manas go to give him practice. They are open till 9 pm so
going late means no crowds and also good time to spend. Manas wants to get back
to his earlier shape hence we consulted his dietician who has put a diet plan
for him. His 10th results was expected this month but delayed by few
days. This month posed a situation personally for me where I had to confront
the worst fears that any parent goes through. Though this was not for Manas,
one of my colleagues neighbour’s son who was same age as Manas was diagonised
with liver failure due to post covid complications. It was heart wrenching to
see the parents situation and I was avoiding reading or seeing updates about
the boys condition. The boy required daily blood apart from huge financial
costs. Seeing the parents updates was unbearable and I couldn’t muster courage
to act because fear of loosing your loved one’s is the worst fear no parent
wish to undergo. I finally felt I should not run away from this situation and
go and see what best I can do. I did my bit of blood donation and help but
speaking to both the parents and giving them hope was the toughest task.
Everytime they spoke, I could see my helplessness in them. We all were praying
for the kid to recover soon, Manas also volunteered to speak to the boy and
motivate him. Unfortunately the cruel fate had other plans and the boy lost his
fight. It was one of the most heart breaking news and just prayed why someone
has to go through so much pain. Sometimes
one doesn’t know what to do or where to derive the strength from except to pray
and belive that this too shall pass and time will be the best healer.
