Grannymar

Ambition

July 24, 2009 at 5:00 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an Elderly person.

It is my ambition to provide welcoming floor cushions when my day comes to sit in that chair.

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Rumuuser said,

July 24, 2009 at 5:14 pm

You already have an ardent group of Shishyas.

Brilliant all over again.
Ashok said,

July 24, 2009 at 5:27 pm

You always manage to say so much with so few words. I concur with Ramana sir, please include me in your list of Shishyas
Magpie11 said,

July 24, 2009 at 5:34 pm

Mm! Good job I retired then….I don’t stand a chance…I’ll never grow up!

What is a Shishya? Sounds like some sort of comestible?
Marianna Paulson said,

July 24, 2009 at 5:58 pm

You have evoked many happy memories of sitting beside my Oma and Opa and Baba & Dido.

Don’t forget the cookie tin along with that cushion!
Grannymar said,

July 24, 2009 at 6:00 pm

@Magpie, you may well ask what @Ramana and @Ashok are talking about!

I would love to know what a Shishya is. Do you think it is related to a Shish kebab?
Conrad said,

July 24, 2009 at 6:31 pm

Excellent! Make me a Shishya, too! And a Falafel…

You are so delightfully unpredictable, LOL. Today you are civilized again. That visit must have released tension.

I would gladly sit at your feet to learn.
Grannymar said,

July 24, 2009 at 6:40 pm

@Marianna - glad to open up your memory box. I look forward to you joining us with posting for the consortium. Do hurry up, these Toyboys and Shishyas are wearing me out (don’t tell them ) !

@Conrad - Fried?
Conrad said,

July 24, 2009 at 6:49 pm

Fried? Today? Totally.
Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk said,

July 24, 2009 at 6:52 pm

That picture lifted my spirits and warmed my heart. Thank you!

I have enough years to be elderly, but I don’t notice anyone wanting to sit at my feet. So I’ll stick with my original ambition of never growing up.

I would love to be able to draw a picture like that. I especially love the shoes. They’re not that different from the ones I wear.
Grannymar said,

July 24, 2009 at 7:13 pm

Jean,

that picture is not my work, it came in an email many moons ago. Alas, I have no idea who the artist was. I too love those boots, such a perfect fit!
Ashok said,

July 24, 2009 at 7:25 pm

@Magpie and Grannymar: Shishya literally translated means follower/student. “Guru” means the teacher and he/she has many shishyas. Sorry to disappoint, but we are not eatables. We are still delicious though
Grannymar said,

July 24, 2009 at 8:11 pm

Ashok,

Thank you for the clear explanation of the role of shishyas. I am sure that indeed you are delicious.
Nick said,

July 24, 2009 at 9:39 pm

I can’t see many people wanting to sit at my feet. I don’t feel much wiser than forty years ago, in fact I’m more aware of the huge expanses of human knowledge I’m blissfully ignorant of. I think I’d do better to sit at someone else’s feet.
Baino said,

July 24, 2009 at 11:16 pm

Nice ambition GM you have quite a few shishyas already. I’d love to play this. Might post on another day. It’s nice to have a vague guide to spark a post.
kenju said,

July 24, 2009 at 11:40 pm

I’m at your feet- thanks for the cushion, Grannymar!
Grannymar said,

July 24, 2009 at 11:43 pm

@Nick - You have a mountain of knowledge to share, we all do, the road we travelled to reach today held many gems worth passing on to younger generations.

@Baino - You should certainly give it a burl. Four of us are taking part at the moment and we each have a very different take on the subject. It all makes interesting reading.

@Judy - You are welcome,
Rumuuser said,

July 25, 2009 at 3:39 pm

I am not a patch before Wikipedia. The definition and explanation there is simply fantastic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru-shishya_tradition
Grannymar said,

July 25, 2009 at 3:54 pm

Ramana, do they have women Gurus?
My Great Ambition — cheerfulmonk.com said,

July 25, 2009 at 11:44 pm

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Ashok said,

July 26, 2009 at 7:26 am

@Grannymar: Why, thank you! Now perhaps you could forward my profile to a few interested ladies of my age kidding
Grannymar said,

July 26, 2009 at 10:10 am

@Ashok, As I did with Elly, I give you the freedom to make your own choice of soul-mate and partner for life. Choose well!
Ashok said,

July 26, 2009 at 6:00 pm

@Grannymar: Quite convenient this way, isn’t it kidding. I shall do my best and choose well, thank you!
Grannymar said,

July 26, 2009 at 7:16 pm

Ashok, take your time and have fun first.
Rhyleysgranny said,

July 28, 2009 at 9:46 am

Well I rather like the idea of being a shishya. I certainly have the two little persons who should be sitting at my feet. Unfortunately when they are with me sitting is not an activity familiar to them.
Grannymar said,

July 28, 2009 at 10:11 am

Rhyleysgranny,

Give them time!