It's the third day of the 'Vaayana vaaram'. A school near our house had carried out a unique idea termed 'Each one contribute one', whereby every student and teacher contributed one book each to the school library. Accordingly, about 2,000 books were added to the collection. What a simple yet great thought!
I've heard of PN Panicker visiting every house in the neighbourhood to collect books as contributions for the network of libraries that he was setting up. People used to shoo him away and a few even questioned his intentions. The cynical Malayalee thought that he was trying to make a fast buck by selling the books! Libraries for the common man? They scorned! What's the use of making a farmhand literate? A few had earnestly asked him.
I'm reminded of an ex- chief secretary's description of the legend and I quote, "I used to ger irritated when he used to visit me and purposely kept him waiting though I knew that he didn't want anything for himself. His dream seemed to be totally utopian, in that, he wanted the state to achieve cent percent literacy!" Unquote.
But the same gentleman with genuine grief on his face for having misbehaved with PNP had conceded, " Your grandfather had an extraordinary quality. He could never be angry with anyone and once one fell for his charm, he was able to make one dream along with him!"
Tailpiece.
Can't help but remember the words,
"Some men see things as they are and say, why
I dream things that never were and say, why not".
I've heard of PN Panicker visiting every house in the neighbourhood to collect books as contributions for the network of libraries that he was setting up. People used to shoo him away and a few even questioned his intentions. The cynical Malayalee thought that he was trying to make a fast buck by selling the books! Libraries for the common man? They scorned! What's the use of making a farmhand literate? A few had earnestly asked him.
I'm reminded of an ex- chief secretary's description of the legend and I quote, "I used to ger irritated when he used to visit me and purposely kept him waiting though I knew that he didn't want anything for himself. His dream seemed to be totally utopian, in that, he wanted the state to achieve cent percent literacy!" Unquote.
But the same gentleman with genuine grief on his face for having misbehaved with PNP had conceded, " Your grandfather had an extraordinary quality. He could never be angry with anyone and once one fell for his charm, he was able to make one dream along with him!"
Tailpiece.
Can't help but remember the words,
"Some men see things as they are and say, why
I dream things that never were and say, why not".
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