True Incident in 1954 in Marina Beach .
We were living in Sydoji Lane ,
near Pycrofts Road in Triplicane, Chennai . The incident dates back to the
year 1954 , when I was 10 years old and I used to go to Marina Beach along with
my playmates to play. I do not remember the date.
I happened to be near the sea around 05:00 pm , when I
was attracted by the sight of a lone fisherman remaining still , making small
movements from left to right and right to left along the sea shore . He was clad in just a towel tightly wrapped
around his waist and has sensed a big fish being caught , having taken the bite
attached to a long nylon rope ,leading to the fisherman.
Out of curiosity I was very closely watching
the fisherman following his movements . He was almost walking , giving more and
more loose rope to the fish , and tightening the rope with utmost caution , without
making the fish realise that it has been
caught. His action lasted for more than 45 minutes and he was just moving from
Marina Beach along the sea shore , near Presidency College side to the place near
the Vivekananda House. I was
wonderstruck when his patience and skill
had resulted in the haul of an unimaginable huge fish.
Soon after the ordeal , I went
upto him and congratulated him in simple words in tamil . He has seen me as a
lone boy , following him during the past 45 minutes with curiosity , wanting to
see the results. He was the happiest man at that moment, while I was with him . I could see a sense of achievement in his face. As he was waiting for
his brother to come and sell the fish on the spot for a better price , I struck a
conversation with him. He has disclosed his name as Idumban. He just told me that the bait, the hook, the nylon rope
and the steel rod are only simple gadgets for the path he had chosen. It is the skill combined with enormous
patience that brings the results .On returning home , I narrated this
incidence to my father and playmates.
A good teacher need not be
educated and the best philosophy of life can come from such simple fishermen.
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