Both my Granny & Grandma are responsible for shaping the story-teller in me as they told me many real-life stories about people they had personally interacted with.
One story of my Granny was about a woman who loved to eat 'Pakoras' (fried snacks) a lot and every evening, she would buy lots of Pakoras from the neighborhood shop.
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In another story, there was this man from an extremely rich family, who didn't like to work and just ate and slept and enjoyed the wealth!
The end-result for both these stories was the same as the woman's husband's money and the man's wealth and riches got finished and they got ruined and their life was in ruins...
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I learnt many morals & lessons from my Granny's stories that influenced my life as I vowed to be judicious & money-conscious & not 'buy outside food frequently' or simply 'sit and eat', else as my Granny warned by citing an Odia proverb- "Basi Khaile Nai Bali Sare".
(ବସିଖାଇଲେ ନଈବାଲି ସରେ- If you sit & eat, even the river's sand will be over!
Meaning- Riches will run out if one is lazy, does not work and simply eats/enjoys. Laziness brings ruin. Indolence results in poverty.)
This is a story for the Five Sentence Fiction- Ruins & IndiSpire Edition-5
Good one indeed...nice attempt to link up both prompts :) n ma'm u r Odia ....wow !! ...feels good to have interacted with you ....coz here i would say ....same pinch :):) n ya...that saying is definitely a famous odia proverb which we r reminded over n over again....
ReplyDeleteThanks Sushree. Yes indeed :) Same pinch for many reasons! :)
DeleteI remind myself of this Odia proverb when no one else is there to remind me :)
These are lessons for life!
that's what I guessed after seeing our Lord's photo on the top of the blog...but wasn't sure..
ReplyDeleteYou got it right, Doc. It's our Lord's eyes on my Blog-
Delete"Chaka Aakhi Sobu Dekhuchi" (The round eyes see all)
Assurance that He is watching! :)
We are privileged hai naa
DeleteWe are definitely blessed :)
DeleteVery nice post! Valuable lessons indeed!
ReplyDeleteThanks Amrita :) Yes lessons for life!
Deletehehe grannys and their little stories that really keep us sort of grounded no :)
ReplyDeleteReally. Little things remind us of them & nice when story's lessons keep us grounded :)
DeleteNice, short and sweet with appropriate pictures.
ReplyDeleteThanks Karthik. Great that you liked it :)
Deleteoh wow, a nice lesson, put in a beautiful manner
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading :) Glad you liked it!
DeleteGreat lesson for life! We can compare our ancestors to only a university! Well written Anita :)
ReplyDeleteVery true. Well-said Sindhu. They were an encyclopaedia...
DeleteThanks :)
Very nice piece of writing Anita! Each dadi nani story has a moral in it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ratna! Yes, it is up to us to learn from them :)
DeleteGrandmothers are all such good storytellers :) Glad you learned some good lessons from those stories!
ReplyDeleteYes indeed, Beloo. Thank God for Grandmothers. They are the best :)
Deletethat was a nice lesson for life :)
ReplyDeleteYes Ankur. Being money-conscious & wise is very important.
DeleteAnother multiprompt one from you. Good that you remembered your grandma's words well enough to put in your writing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the cool prompt Saket!
DeleteI have many stories thanks to my Grandmothers. These two are important ones that have shaped me into what I am :) Even now when I see Pakoras, I think of Granny's story :)
"Woh nanny ki batom mein pariyon ka dera...
ReplyDeleteWoh choti si ratein woh lambi kahanii..."
This post reminded me of them...my own granny and many sweet memories..
Thanks for sharing such lovely words, Preethi.
DeleteGlad this post took you down the memory-lane...
Granny's are the storehouses of wisdom and knowledge. I too remember some of the stories from my granny. The lesson you shared here is however, the one which my mother teaches me.
ReplyDeleteTrue Namrata. Granny told the story. But, Granny had told the same story to Mom too. Mom made sure to remind it to me :) That's why the lessons had their impact!
DeleteMay we be blessed with such invaluable lessons that guide us.
Yes, Ashwini. We are indeed lucky. Great stories- mythology & real-life with lessons.
ReplyDeleteSame here! Even I miss them so much...
I miss my granny now. The lessons they taught us by way of stories!!!!
ReplyDeleteMiss them a lot... Want those story-sessions...
DeleteHmm, great post Anita..
ReplyDeleteThanks Alok :) Glad you liked it.
DeleteThere's a lot of wisdom in granny's tales
ReplyDeleteYes indeed, Sureshji. Feel blessed :)
DeleteNice write up and a very good lessons taught by Grandmas! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Gargi! Welcome to my Blog! Do keep visiting :)
DeleteGrandmothers are so adorable with such great lessons :)
Beautiful post...enjoy your day.:)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for reading. Glad you liked it!
DeleteVery simply and well told.
ReplyDelete(Sorry for the late visit, weekend was hectic with exams and blogger meet. Trying to visit all. :))
Thanks Indrani for stopping by. No issues...Delighted whenever you visit :)
DeleteI do appreciate your dedication & support :)
I feel blessed!
Granny stories always wise and worthy, witty and well said. Similar proverb in Hindi goes as "Khali baithe Kuber ka Khazana bhi khali ho jaata hai.." OR if you simply sit and eat even Lord Kubera's Treasure will become empty. Money wise and time conscious :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kokila for sharing the cool Hindi proverb. Just imagine- Lord Kubera's wealth getting over! :) Grannies know how to warn us & make us wise :)
Deletehaha :) Nice lesson learnt and ending line is perfect :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Saurabh! Glad you liked it :)
DeleteAnita, these are pearls of wisdom, teaching us to reflect on the essence of life:)
ReplyDeleteTrue Vishal.
DeleteIt's up to us how much we value such pearls in our life :)