ashwin thoughts

A few weeks ago we were at the newly consecrated Mariamman Temple at South Bridge Road. 

After praying, as we were walking out, we looked up at the ceiling and saw the beautiful paintings of the 9 Avatharams of Vishnu. 

Ever the teacher, I tried to test my son, asking him " Do you recognise these paintings? "

Casual as ever he said, " Yes, that's you when you are angry sometimes, and that's also you other times", pointing at the images of Parusuram, and Narashiman! (two of Vishnu's more fierce avatharams he took, to destroy evil). 

Gobsmacked, I could only laugh, and reflect on his words..a reminder to me this PSLE year to be less scary and more kind, like Lord Ram or Krishna perhaps haha.

And... of course he recognises the Avatharams. Instead of me teaching him, he ended up teaching me...