A couple of days back i had gone to a grocery store for my weekly supplies. Much to my surprise i found કારેલા. When i went at the checkout the lady at the counter did not know what this veggie was. She asked me and i said karela. She did not understand and i had to spell it out for her K-a-r-e-l-a. She punched the keys in her keyboard and checked her price-list and said is it કેરીયેલા ? It brought a smile to my lips to hear such a musical tone to the sound of my very ordinary karela. I would never have spoken it that way. Had it not been for her I would have never thought of speaking it in a different note.
It also reminded me of a time when i was reading a book to the daughter of one of my friends. The story had a girl named abulea. While reading i said અબુલિયા. Immediately this american daughter of mine said "masi, it is not અબુલિયા. Her name is આબૂયેલા :)." This kinderschool girl had to correct her masi!
Sometimes it is so striking to see your everyday things from the viewpoint of others. People from different places, different cultures see things differently. There might be so many things you would learn to appreciate once again if you see it through the eyes of others! Different viewpoints are so refreshing.
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