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Sanskriti Bhatia's avatar

I remember reading this during our writing circle and feeling emotional! Revisited that space again :)

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Supriya Devarajan's avatar

Thanks Sanskriti!

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Not The Wife Material's avatar

And you are back!!!! Supriya it is always so so nice to read you. 🤩

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Supriya Devarajan's avatar

Thaaank you!:-)

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Minaz Ansari's avatar

I have always fretted over my eyesight. Now I have a new perspective - yours and your dad’s. Bless you both!

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Supriya Devarajan's avatar

Just remember, we are POWERful:-)

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Sanket's avatar

What a beautiful essay! To celebrate a life through an object! I can see an essay evolving in my head . Thank you Supriya for this lovely essay. And a lovely prompt !

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Supriya Devarajan's avatar

Am waiting eagerly for your essay now Sanket!

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Mitu Jayashankar's avatar

This is so touching Supriya! I saved my dad’s glasses because they were the last thing he handed to me as he was being hospitalised.

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Supriya Devarajan's avatar

I know, it brings such mixed feelings no? Sorrow, joy, love, nostalgia.

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Karthik's avatar

What a lovely tribute through an inanimate object which was yet to personal. Such a precise essay!

Yeah I remember looking into the eyes of my Geography teacher who had the thickest glasses ever!

I was just thinking - when the next generation writes about us, they might say that we were on our phones all the time :)

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Supriya Devarajan's avatar

Thank you so much Karthik!

Yes, we were on our phones doing VERY IMPORTANT STUFF:-)

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Sanobar Sabah's avatar

LOL!

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Shruti's avatar

What a beautiful story. It's so wholesome, the pride your father took in your shared trait of wearing short-sighted glasses. And, love the picture of him reading 💜 This essay also reminded me of my dad's reading glasses and how it was always tucked in his front shirt pocket.

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Khyati Parekh's avatar

Maximise the life of the hinges...uff! ❤️

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Farah's avatar

I felt a tug in my heart as I read this again. Such a heartwarming essay.

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Sanobar Sabah's avatar

I am soooo happy to see this here :) Loved the picture too, Supriya!

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Supriya Devarajan's avatar

Thanks da Sanobar!

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farzana's avatar

Thinking of this together with your metaphor of glasses in your head..

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