Sunday, April 7, 2024

Sipra's Diary: Funny Dream (Memoir)

 



                                        Funny Dream

Like banquet  in marriage party,  death ceremony  is also celebrated  with big party with gourmet food  in India.

One day I had a funny dream ;  

As if I died and my dead body on a plank was carried,  following by a procession , very much in Indian  style. But the funny thing was  that I found myself also at the end as follower in  the funeral team ,  and I was crying mournfully in agony!

My daughter shook me ;I drank water and resume to sleep again .  In the morning I was thinking of the dream, sitting on the bed. My daughter asked me, 

"did you have  bad dream yesterday? I woke up by your eerie sound of whimpering."

"Yes. I narrated the dream to her .

With mischievous smile  on face she commented jovially,"O, what  a greedy lady! You don't wish to spare delicious food even  your own  obituary!"

I replied," instead of becoming sad at my  death you'r joking, silly girl!"

She swiftly came near to me and sitting on her knee with spreading arms like wings dramatically , 

  " did you expect me to embrace your dead body like a Bollywood movie star and howl ' Oh Ma, Ma! I can't live without you & strike my head against your chest!"

I couldn't but lough  to see. her  drama and buffoonery. 


  



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