Author: MANZOOR AKASH

A Sanctuary of Lost Values

Kashmiri history too finds its reflection in these sayings

‘Please go out and stop crying here; let us work’

From farming fields to family gatherings, every space was a classroom in our elders’ time

Reading gave our elders a deep understanding, a voice, a view and a vision

They planted shady trees to sit and relax under them during scorching summer heat

A guest was not a visitor to them but a blessing whose arrival set off a warm flurry of activity

Our elders were not rich in wealth, but in values that still outshine our modern luxuries

I can’t forget those fascinating bedtime stories, heard in the childhood from them

Revive the neighborly love that once defined Kashmir