Susee Mable's Silent Meditations

The Home Team: Pamula Daniel, Anil (Anibob), Susee (Chanty), Victoriamma, Suha (Chelly) and Pastor M. Benjamin On May 20, 1941 in Narendrapuram , Andhra Pradesh India—our beloved Susee Mable (Chanty) was born. May 20th was as blessed a day for her parents Pastor M. Benjamin and Victoriamma, as it was for Dad, Anil and me. Mum blessed us with her radiant light and unconditional love and remains, as ever, the centre of our family and world. What did we ever do to deserve her? I'm not sure but am so grateful to have loved her and been loved by her and to know that our love still endures. Happy birthday darling Mummy. Love you forever. Posted by: Suhasini

Susee Mable (centre) with Anil (far left), nephews, Rajini's sister and Sasikala Whether it was her son or daughter, her patients, her nieces and nephews, babysitters or children in the community; my mother Susee Mable was a beacon of light and comfort to all. She was a mother and a safe space rolled in one. She was born with a maternal instinct and the ability to selflessly and unconditionally give her love, time and assistance without judgment. The photograph above, taken in Sangareddy, India in 1972 is a classic in our collection of family photographs. It not only displays my mother's gentle and timeless beauty but the host of children who were always happy and safe in her presence. The two nephews pictured above, in fact begged my father to accompany him on the two hour bus journey into Sangareddy just to spend time with my mother. She was a wonderful aunt. She guarded her young relatives with her wings and showered them with affection. Mum even went out of her w...

"Thou art thy mother's glass and she in thee Calls back the lovely April of her prime." —Shakespeare (Sonnet III) Posted by: Suhasini

Susee Mable: May 20, 1941 - April 13, 2015 When Great Trees Fall

 by Maya Angelou "When great trees fall,
 rocks on distant hills shudder,
 lions hunker down
 in tall grasses,
 and even elephants
 lumber after safety.

 When great trees fall
 in forests,
 small things recoil into silence,
 their senses
 eroded beyond fear.

 When great souls die,
 the air around us becomes
 light, rare, sterile.
 We breathe, briefly. Our eyes, briefly,
 see with
 a hurtful clarity.
 Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
 examines,
 gnaws on kind words
 unsaid,
 promised walks
 never taken.
 Great souls die and
 our reality, bound to
 them, takes leave of us.
 Our souls,
 dependent upon their
 nurture,
 now shrink, wizened.
 Our minds, formed
 and informed by their
 radiance,
 fall away.
 We are not so much maddened
 as reduced to the unutterable ignorance
 of dark, cold
 caves.

 And when great souls die,
 after a period peace blooms,
 slowly and alwa...

Suha, Ethel and Susee (early 1979) at Niagara Falls Posted by: Suhasini

November 30, 1974 Posted by: Suhasini

Susee Mable, age 18 (Andhra Pradesh, 1959)   © Anandaraju Family Archives  You're so like the lady with the mystic smile Is it only 'cause you're lonely they have blamed you? For that Mona Lisa strangeness in your smile? —Mona Lisa by Jay Livingston, Ray Evans (as performed by Nat King Cole one of my mother's favourite singers) Posted by: Suhasini 

Pastor M. Benjamin, Victoriamma (Veeramma), Susee Mable, Anil and Suha. Three generations of love. Photos: © Anandaraju Family Archives (Bhimavaram, 1973) Posted by: Suhasini

Susee Mable (right) with Mrs. Lazar at Jinnur Maternity Centre (1971) © Anandaraju Family Archives Posted by: Suhasini

August 2, 1971 Lutheran Transfiguration Church Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India Signing Marriage Register Signing Marriage Register Photos: © Anandaraju Family Archives See more pics here . Posted by: Suhasini

Photos: © Anandaraju Family Archives Happy Birthday darling Mummy. You were an absolute delight. You're in our hearts forever. 💗 Posted by: Suhasini

© Anandaraju Family Archives "I miss you. I miss your voice. I miss your smile. I miss your smell. I miss your hug. I miss your jokes. I miss how you made me feel. I miss your everything."—Anonymous Posted by: Suhasini

Susee Mable and friend, Andhra Pradesh (1960s)   © Anandaraju Family Archives Posted by: Suhasini

Susee Mable and Solomon Injety, SDA General Conference, Indiana, 1990 (photograph: Ethel Injety ) She was a rugged Christian with dynamic faith. She was an eloquent and relentless crusader for righteousness in the family and the small selected contacts she owned. She kept all evil doers far away from her and that is why she had God fearing people as her few friends. She always spoke with courage, with deepest human understanding, and with stimulating hope. To know her was to love her. Yes a two year vision of your hope dim vision is becoming clearer: why she left us in a hurry. She was a champion of God's mold. What she did for you was in a hurry and taught you clearly how to follow. We loose best things fast. I want to join with you today with these thoughts, celebrating my pleasant memories of my beloved child of God. To me her life is an every day celebration, an inspiration. All three of you rejoice in the Lord Always. Happy Anniversary. Love, Bavaiah Solomon Injety...

© Anandaraju Family Archives Our life with our beloved Susee Mable (wife to Pamula and mother to Anil and Suha) was a blessed, happy and unforgettable journey. We wouldn't trade one minute of it for the world. Two years on, RIP darling Mummy. “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.”—John 14:1-4 Forever, Pamula, Anil and Suha

Susee Mable (far right) and friends with Victoriamma (far left) and Pastor M. Benjamin (back) © Anandaraju Family Archives Posted by: Suhasini

Thirty-one years ago, on Wednesday March 26, 1986 , my mother Susee Mable's beloved mother, Victoriamma passed away in a Narsapur hospital in Andhra Pradesh, India. The day my grandmother died is forever etched in my memory because the pure, consecrated, unwavering and unconditional love my mother felt for her mother was so palpable . Upon hearing of her mother's passing, Mum whispered, " No, please no " and collapsed to the ground. Her heart broken, she was inconsolable with grief. Victoriamma M. Benjamin © Anandaraju Family Archives My grandmother was born Veeramma Tanukula (her Christian name was "Victoriamma") on September 26, 1913 to a loving family in the village of Chilukuru (West Godavari district). Her parents were Isaiah and Mariamma Tanukula . She had an older sister named Gnanaratnamma (Gangamma) and a younger brother named Israel . On June 26, 1926 , she married Mylabathula Benjamin an elementary school teacher who became an orda...

With Mum at the helm, ours was a happy family life. She brought so much love and joy into our lives and taught us to explore our world with curiosity and kindness. Our first trip to the Toronto Zoo in 1979, filled with giraffes, monkeys, lions and aquatic life (among others), was an absolute delight; and not just because of our animal friends but because of Mum's cheerful spirit and wide-eyed wonder. She was a treasure, and not just as a wife and mother but as a nurse, a friend, a daughter, a sister, a human being and a child of God. We enjoyed every minute of our time together. Posted by: Suhasini; Photograph by: Raju (Dad), © Anandaraju Family Archives

Our Beloved Valentine © Anandaraju Family Archives Posted by: Suhasini

Susee Mable in Hyderabad, 1974 © Anandaraju Family Archives Posted by: Suhasini