My Newfound Passion



  At 6:00 am precise, with my regime dress on, entering the passage of Turf,  a one-of-a-kind sports area, where I start my day doing exercises. One fine day to my surprise, I noticed a ball on the Turf - it was a Volleyball.
I was introduced to volleyball by my mentor, my coach Mr Mahesh Toshniwal. Coaches have the power to change our lives. And so did he.

      I was a spectator the very first day with thoughts rising high like the waves in the ocean. It is a game of intuition, imagination and improvisation. 
Here was my inner calling as I felt the bliss inside me, which was connecting me to my dad. He was a champion and had played many matches. 

I gave a video call to my dad, showed him the game- he was mum. He was amazed to see the game, and his eyes were filled with joyful tears.
He asked me, " where are you? who's playing?", He recalled his old days when he played like a champion. I saw the exuberance, the happiness, the spark in him. In a fraction of seconds, he was playing the game in his mind, and when I asked him, " where are you...