the generation gap

my grandfather always says that everything sweetens once ripened but not man.he has his own set of beliefs which he changes for none.he worked very hard in his days in fields and used to walk the distance to most of his relative's villages which were as far as 50 km's,a marathon walker.i got to know about his walking skills when i accompanied him to vaishno devi,he left behind the person half of his age and i had to beg for rest inbetween.he went to bhairav mandir which is still higher than vaishno devi.none of my young relatives dared to go there.my grandfater and grandmother have seen tough times in their life.he is always amused that we use a very little ghee in our food,my grandmother told me that she ate 20kg ghee when my father was born.for last 10 years she has been saying that she is going to die in the coming winter.at first i used to be annoyed at the fact that they ask too many questions,but now i am accoustomed to it.my grandfater told me a story- a grandson gets very angry due to frequent questions from his grandfather,then the grandfather shows him a diary and tells him that; when you were a kid ,you asked me so many questions repeatidly and i answered them as many times.he has a story ready for every situation particularly if it is concerned about elders.his thoughts become that of a king in evening after having some drink.he has seen the shortage of money so he spends it very wisely,normally he never gets a big note changed else it would be spend too early.always takes with him a rs.5 coin so that the barber under the tree doesn't demand more for a shave.during his last journey to village a conductor gave him a torn 10 rs note and he did't notice at that time,for last one month he is saying me to go to the bank and get that note changed.he daily attends bhajan's in nearby park to secure a place in heaven.it is a great fun to ask your silly questions to your grandparents,they are more than happy to answer them.once i asked him what else would he like to be if god refuses to make him a human in next birth.after a brief thought he answered me-a parrot.