We take the everyday
sounds of life so much for granted. So did I, till the simple
sounds of the ring of the doorbell, the volume of the TV, the clanging of my
kitchen utensils the maid was trying so desperately to destroy, the barking of
my golden retriever, Rani … became quietly silent !
What worried me most
was my non-participation in family conversations …. Around the dinner table,
watching TV together and the response of my grandchildren when their mother
scolded them for not spending more time with me “Ma, she can’t hear!”
