Govinda was a mudstone cutter become my buddy and guru. He was of my fathers age. I believed whatever he said. He used to come to cut the mudstones near our house all our uncles houses built by the stone he cut. He had couple of equipments to cut the stone and size the stone. Over the period of time I learn to use those! He used to be alone in the ditch where he cut the stones I use to sit on the bank and watch him working and he use to talk to me all the time. He use to come as early as 8am and use to go back around 6pm. So I had some time to chat to him in the morning before go to school, after noon after the lunch before go to school and as soon as I reach from the school in the evening!!!.
He use to tell me the stories from the mythology, history and present. He was like a Guru for me whatever he said it was true and I use to argue with everyone who speak against him!. He taught me to sing, he taught me to tell the stories, he told me the daily stories around the village, he told me to act, dance, dream!! He use to sing the whole Sithapaharinaya, by repeated listening I learnt it started singing whole of it!!!. He use to tell me the ghost stories and I really believed everything he said about ghosts and one day I told my dad I am frightened of ghost so he made me to stay in dark outside for an hour!!. Those days my mother knew where to look for me if I was not at home.
He always had to go home early on Fridays because he had a Kali god at home and he had to worship on friday and after the pooja he use to say that god Kali use appear in his body. He never had any non veg on friday nor drink liquor because he need to be pure when god appears on him!!! I would always told my mother that I want to go to his home and see him when he become a god. My mom always neglected me and I use to get angry. Once I was fighting with my mom for the same reason and dad was behind me I never noticed he gave me couple of slaps and I became quit!!!
I did had nice beatings by everybody at home because I was the youngest! I never had any concession for being the youngest for that!! Now I feel that it is must for the kids a feel for it. As kids we had the fear of elders, police, teacher, I pity for this society the kids are so arrogant. We always enjoyed life as kids but not at the cost of others inconvenience. Here I see the kids are making so much noise in the public transport and in public places, they don't care for police, teacher or elderly people I feel sorry for them.
I feel there is a fine line between assertive and arrogance, most of the western people dose not understand that and most of the time they call that arrogance as assertive.
