Susee Mable's Silent Meditations

    Susee in Chilukuru, Andhra Pradesh (1981) I had the most pure, loving and beautiful mother. She was my best friend, my shining light, my first love, my baby girl and my hero. Mummy was filled with kindness, laughter, prayer and goodness. She was as fun-loving as she was solemn and wise. She gave everything to my family: kept us healthy, safe, confident and happy. I’ve always appreciated my mother for all these qualities and for so much more. But to lose her prematurely to devastating illnesses forced me into deeper reflection. I’m surprised that such a courageous and loving person ever existed and that she was my mother. She was selflessness and unconditional love personified. From the baby girl born in Narendrapuram to the woman she grew into: Mum always knew who she was. She was unwavering in her faith, lived as humbly as she did honourably and saw the best in everyone. Bullies may have tormented her but she never bowed down to them. She had the courage to face them, f...

  Susee Mable: May 20, 1941 - April 13, 2015 Anil, Susee and Suha, Niagara Falls 1977 Photo by: Raju Every day we live our lives on one side of an equation. The variable on the other side is still unknown or at the least, unclear. We have an idea, but that too is shaped by probabilities and it is this uncertainty that derives value in what we do know for certain and what we hope for at best. When my mother passed away five years ago , it hit my family very hard. We were as prepared for it as we ever would be and did our best to honor mom. Each one of us is now treading a path through grief collectively and singularly as best we can. The heartache is ever present, and so too is the courage and strength which mom gifted to us.  Photo by: Suha The balance of the equation is in understanding the nature of a unique and irreplaceable relationship, its loss, its value and its effect on the self. The balance of the equation is the self—it’s all of us who ...

Suha and Susee - 1979 Berrien Springs, Michigan "Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face."—George Eliot Posted by: Suhasini

Susee Mable, June 17, 1997 Photo by: Raju "You got a face not spoiled by beauty."—U2   “A single person is missing for you, and the whole world is empty.”—Joan Didion Happy Birthday darling Mummy. From Narendrapuram to Toronto to Heaven above: May 20th forever. Love always, Suha, Anil and Raju.

Susee Mable with Suha and Anil, 1977 “Mama, I hope you're proud of me. I took all the awful things they did, and turned them into empathy.” ― Nikita Gill Posted by: Suha

Susee, Suha and Anil C.N. Tower, Toronto 1978 Photo: Raju “Love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves it's own mark. To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.”―J.K.Rowling Posted by: Suhasini