Nani's Chronicles
#3 Nani and her Food Preferences (2)
March 30, 2020. The sixth day of the Navratri festival, mainly the Fasting day for us (we observe fast on the sixth
and seventh day of Navratri). I
decided to cook ‘sago khichadi’ for breakfast. However, the unavailability
of coriander leaves due to the lockdown had put me in a dilemma.
The first question in the morning which Nani asked, even before gulping the
bed tea, was about the breakfast dish. I told her about my plan. Surprised,
amused, puzzled, slightly angry, all expressions together in a spur of the moment.
She said, “I want aloo ka halwa.” It
was my turn to experience all those emotions together at that time. Not
reacting the way I should have, ideally, I asked why? “Because I want it,” she
replied. “But you have diabetes, and it is not suitable for you,” I reasoned
with her. “So what? I want it, and you have to cook it. Do you have another
option?” I told her about my plan to which she replied, “I don’t like sago, and I have never tasted it in my
life.”
Can you imagine my feeling/s at that moment?
Learning: It’s only ‘my way’ for elders, especially for those
who have lived with three to four generations. Don’t mess with them. You will never
win.
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