EKSI moment of the day....
I have been in and out of zen recently. I am zen personified when not needed and in the time of crisis , zen flies out of me. Looks like , I need to write lot of mokkai posts to be 'zen o zen ' always !! Now something relevant to the topic. I have written about 'Baap of mokkais' here , and this one is about a mom. The other day , I met a lady at the bus stop. Bus stops, especially those where you board your kids to school is a 'Adda' for all the *' SAHM 's and this lady is **' YASAHM '. The conversation was about kids, schooling and their exams. The lady was overstressed about her girl and her studies. I guessed her daughter should be appearing for public examination. I was eager to know the cause of her stress, so asked her which class her girl is in. " Second standard " , she replied promptly. I was shocked to hear the answer. " Just second standard, then what's the big deal ?". Her cold stare tore me into pi...