Yesterday I had the joy of spending a few precious hours with a childhood friend and his wife. They drove about 7 hours to come see me. I stayed in their home when I was in Allahabad 20 years ago; in a house in which my family had lived in 50 years ago. The man in the photo and I grew up in circumstances in which our lives were somewhat intertwined, in ways I won't go into here .. but I owe a debt of gratitude to him and especially to his mother for her loving support of me and my siblings when we were young.
