A mini get together by our Morning Football team
Today we had a mini get together at our temple in my native place. It was organized by our Morning Football team🤓. It was a simple vegetarian menu - a plain rice, Dalma ( Dal with all the vegetables), Ambula Rai and a spinach curry. All the items were prepared without onion or garlic - as they are not allowed inside temple. But the taste was superior to any other rich preparation. The food prepared at the temple has some special flavor and taste, that comes from God's grace.
I remember, we used to have such weekly feast in our temple, when we were bachelors. That time, we did not have lot of money, but we used to go to different shops and ask them to give the items free. And no one ever denied - all they would ask is a meal for them. I experienced this food after a very long time, probably more than a decade. Only few items, but they were so tasty that, everyone was trying to eat to the fullest possible. I even requested them to give me a bit to carry home - and they did. And after eating that, my family members are saying, next time, please count us in the next one.
We have a temple in our apartment society, and its a big society with 100 homes having more than 400 people. I have tried to convince people to arrange such get together, but people are busy with their work and it barely happens. Everyone has money, but the relationship is very limited. Even people next door do not know each other in some cases. But if you go to the village, the culture of togetherness is so beautiful that, everyone will be interested to contribute and join such events. Of course, there has been a lot of changes in recent times, but I still felt the touch of affection and respect for elders.
