
I am lying on my bed. The whole of my body tucked under the quilt. I am still feeling cold. I feel my head splitting into bits. I have a damp piece of cloth on my forehead. I am still perspiring. I can feel the sweat all over my body. What would one think of in these circumstances?
I remembered my Amma. She would always be around, checking the temperature with her bare hands. She would put the damp piece of cloth on my forehead. To raise me up to give me that warm drink and food, the tablets. Speaking to me whenever I was awake, more to give me company than to speak with me.
Did you have someone else in mind? Did you imagine your father or was it your better half or your beloved? What if I don’t have any of them close by? Whom should I think of? What should I think of? Should I think of ….