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Jaswant Singh stepped out of the shining new Air Force Gypsy, almost as soon as it came to a halt in front of the Station Commander’s Office. The Station Commander walked up smartly and saluted to Jaswant Singh He could not help but admire the tall, erect 6’ feet frame little betraying its seventy five years of age. Their eyes met as Jaswant Singh shook his hand. The Commander looked away quickly. The entire situation was overwhelming. His mind strayed back to the big tragedy that had happened just a week ago. The air crash and the loss of a young pilot was bad enough. The prospect of facing an old father who had lost his son in such a tragic manner was worse. Jaswant Singh was a man of few words. He conveyed the purpose of his visit to the Commander in a cryptic manner. He wanted to visit the base to have one last look at his son’s place of posting and his staying quarters in the Mess to get a feel of the world of the Indian Air Force his son loved so much. And to take back his sons

This is me in my Office (mine is a 'thinking' job !)

Recently, a friend related to me a true story about a man and his wife. These two devised a plan by which they conned their old parents into transferring their rights on practically all their assets - their house, bank balance et all, to the only son. The reasoning was that it was no longer worth living in India, but to go and settle overseas, all available financial suport was needed from the parents. The son and daughter in law shared with the parents a plan for all of them to travel to a foreign Country together, and rent a house there and start life afresh. On the assigned date of the journey, all four reached the airport. The aged father was on a wheechair. Both parents were made to sit and wait in the waiting area, while the son and his wife left to complete check - in formalities. They disappeared, never to be seen again. Took the flight out of the Country never to return and leaving the old parents were left behind in the wating hall of the airport, penniless and homeless. The