I passed by her while trekking . A group of locals stopped me and told me that she is 105 years old and I should take her photo. I turn around, greets her, touch her feet. She was having a cup of ginger tea. I did not understand her language. One of the locals translated a few sentence. She was saying, ‘Were we able to climb mountains?, How is our health?, and we should have ginger tea everyday for good health’. I was getting late. I hugged her and took her blessing. She gave such a true smile. I felt a deep mother’s love in mountains. It felt like I found a mother in mountains. She blessed me so graciously.LONG LIVE MOTHER!!!!
- Shantanu Chaudhary
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