Love
What is love for you? Do you remember your first love? Do you remember the first kiss? The first meeting with your husband/wife...what were you thinking when you first saw him/her? How does it feel to be married for so many years? Your first child...those days when he/she was learning to walk, those milestones in your life. The love in a child's eyes. Of how all sorrow would end when you saw him/her smile at you. How has the love evolved over the years? How has having a child brought you closer to your husband/wife? What is unconditional love for you? About the memories associated with different types of love...love for your mother, love for your father, love for siblings, love for friends, love for animals, love for God.
Friendship
What does friendship mean to you? Do you remember your first best friend? Can you elaborate on some memories from the school days? About trust in friendship...
Death
The memory associated with the first encounter with the death of someone close to you. Your relationship with that person. How did you feel when you first heard the news? About the ceremony at the burning ghats, your experience witnessing the whole event. Your life after this incident. A memory/anecdote about this person that will always remain close to your heart.
Faith & Devotion
Your earliest memory of God. Your connection with Ganga Ma. When did you first believe in her as being the mother? About the tales from Hindu mythology. Stories of Shiva that you remember from when you were a child. What does God mean to you?
Happiness & Togetherness
Do you remember the first time you experienced immense joy? Of a special time from your childhood. What does happiness mean to you? What have you learnt from the community? Of living closely with family. Of being with your loved ones. Of living in the community of Benaras.
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