tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473547028351033663.post181442403647164908..comments2012-02-19T05:24:55.242-05:00Moni Basuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01422589145284533909noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473547028351033663.post-25275211361362936872012-02-17T01:20:24.349-05:002012-02-17T01:20:24.349-05:00Oh my goodness, how beautiful. how could she not have taken you the second she saw that darling face and those incredibly soulful eyes? the purest case of love at first sight. wonderful story, dink...Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00957797147344130091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473547028351033663.post-55042833865672607472011-10-15T09:11:55.182-04:002011-10-15T09:11:55.182-04:00perfectly wonderful and beautifully told. happy anniversary of the day you joined the world, monimala. your parents were the best ever xoEileen, Atlanta, Georgiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18073706988466724201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473547028351033663.post-21791338765653251652011-10-15T09:11:10.862-04:002011-10-15T09:11:10.862-04:00perfectly wonderful and beautifully told. happy anniversary of your entrance to the world, dear moni! your parents were the best xoEileen, Atlanta, Georgiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18073706988466724201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473547028351033663.post-32828745281388241892011-10-14T08:35:35.882-04:002011-10-14T08:35:35.882-04:00Poignant and beautiful, Moni. Thanks for sharing. JanJan Pudlowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213239910099182695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473547028351033663.post-22279820010932085422011-10-14T04:41:51.751-04:002011-10-14T04:41:51.751-04:00Moni, you are a beautiful person and this is a beautiful story about your beginning. I&#39;m looking forward to reading more. Joshua B. GoodJoshua B. Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13324530456865109414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473547028351033663.post-80030550645912311202011-10-13T23:23:10.640-04:002011-10-13T23:23:10.640-04:00I still think your baby picture is the most adorable ever! And I would have picked you up and taken you to Kenya with me if you had been left at my doorstep. But be glad I didn&#39;t ... :-)Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06928659901614505733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473547028351033663.post-15872984227427404302011-10-13T23:08:07.915-04:002011-10-13T23:08:07.915-04:00Moni - Thanks for sharing such a heartwarming story!Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721188307773145108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473547028351033663.post-82264374079727628212011-10-13T23:07:11.160-04:002011-10-13T23:07:11.160-04:00Moni - Thanks so much for sharing such a heart-warming story!Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721188307773145108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473547028351033663.post-17894482665004033402011-10-13T21:13:49.205-04:002011-10-13T21:13:49.205-04:00Thank you Moni for this, perhaps the first chapter of a longer story. Though we met briefly up at Ft. Drum on Sept 11, I have enjoyed your postings. And Happy Birthday! (I&#39;m a Libra too...Oct. 14)Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05674873440135193968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473547028351033663.post-82732568648176978442011-10-13T20:42:35.385-04:002011-10-13T20:42:35.385-04:00Beautiful! That is how I felt when I adopted my daughter. Unfiltered joy.Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06104819679367487168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473547028351033663.post-399912074000514592011-10-13T19:34:18.687-04:002011-10-13T19:34:18.687-04:00Ohh, Dear Moni! This has got to be one of your most moving stories! Anyone who knows you, knows that you have written stories that have moved people to action but this one moves the spirit. It is a reminder of how things we don&#39;t understand (like why your parents left you, or why the American missionary was at the fashion show - although I think I know the answer to that last question) don&#39;t really matter. What matters is how we respond to each other as humans, how we follow the direction of our spirits and soar like a majestic, white owl. Happy Birthday, Moni. Cheers!Adrainne and Ben Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01904166625913482178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473547028351033663.post-53685897859146758822011-10-13T17:42:49.588-04:002011-10-13T17:42:49.588-04:00Thank you for sharing your life story with us. At this late time in my life, I am enamored with all things Indian. Mostly through BBC documentaries, which started with my fascination with steam locomotives. I don&#39;t remember how I found your blog. I suspect it was because of your war reporting.<br /><br />I look forward to the next chapter.Earlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02096877358528127559noreply@blogger.com