Day 475 Be a Simple Smilemaker…leave a legacy of good feelings even when you are not around.
Few days ago, a friend of mine from Canossa school 1978 batch Chandrakala Nagarkatti succumbed to a courageous battle with cancer which had relapsed again in her body after many years.
She was instrumental in single handedly contacting almost all of our 1978 batch of school friends and being in regular touch with all of us, be it by what’s app, phone or for organising reunions in whichever city she was in – be it Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune or even Dubai. It is thanks to her that we are all still able to be in touch and feel like Girlies again
Her positive attitude and charming personality is what is always remembered by the different sets of people who were part of her life like her Mantri apartment neighbours, her GSB community members, her social service volunteers, her relatives and numerous personal and family friends.
She was always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone who needed it. She personally came with me to help me in my errands when in Bangalore be it regarding books, repairing mobiles, or urgent shopping. Her home was always open to all to enjoy her warm hospitality and great meals. And she always gave a cute little gift to ant school friend she met, for no reason at all
She was a pillar of help and support to everyone around her and ironically we not help her much as we watched her deal with her repeated cancer.
The last time I met her, I never thought that she would leave us all just 10 months later. The last time I spoke to her was on her birthday less than 3 months ago, when at the end of an enthusiastic talk, she casually mentioned that the cancer had returned and she was dealing with it in her own way. Even less than a month ago she chatted with me on facebook about her friends daughter who was in a bollywood musical..
May her dear husband and 2 sons get the strength to go through these times. We all surely miss her bubbly presence, yet I would choose to remember her with smiles, because she is watching us with smiles and she created so many of them during her precious time on earth!
So be a Smilemaker. Ensure that people around you are left with good feelings, so that they remember you with smiles even when you are not around!
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