xl: Thanks for making my day. Thank you for sharing your memories of a great man. It's amazing how a hunk of metal and wood can store so much of value and of lives well lived. Very soon it will be your daughter's and then on through the ages.
Ashok
The Gift
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Re: The Gift
Fantastic post XL, as others have said on this thread very well written and really moving - thank you so much for sharing!
+1 @ lazybones - reading it made my day too
Cheers!
Abhijeet
+1 @ lazybones - reading it made my day too
Cheers!
Abhijeet
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Re: The Gift
Very nice, XL. Touching. 
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[quote="Moin."]
Very nice and touching read XL, thanks for sharing.
People wherever they may be to what ever caste or creed they may belong are still all the same. I'm sure this gift is something you will treasure all your life and pass it on for generations to come.
Hi xl-target,
with Moin & all the rest 
A great heirloom to cherish through generations.
Briha
Very nice and touching read XL, thanks for sharing.
People wherever they may be to what ever caste or creed they may belong are still all the same. I'm sure this gift is something you will treasure all your life and pass it on for generations to come.
Hi xl-target,
with Moin & all the rest A great heirloom to cherish through generations.
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Re: The Gift
An emotional n eloquent narration of ideal human relationship...XL its excellent...now u av a legacy in your hand which u have to carry fwd..n whatevr little we knw abt u its quite certain that u ll achieve it...
thanks for sharing..
thanks for sharing..
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Congrats Xl on this heirloom - very well written like always
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Re: The Gift
What a wonderful story! We have seen the pictures of many beautiful guns on these pages, but who will doubt that this one ranks right up there with the best we have seen?
You know it is beautiful because you know the man whose life is represented by the gun he carried and used.
We know it is beautiful because of what you have shared of his life, represented by those pictures of the gun.
Thank you for the privilege of sharing in the story of your Gift.
You know it is beautiful because you know the man whose life is represented by the gun he carried and used.
We know it is beautiful because of what you have shared of his life, represented by those pictures of the gun.
Thank you for the privilege of sharing in the story of your Gift.
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Re: The Gift
thank you for a poignant read sir xl. I believe the gentleman made the best choice possible.
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Re: The Gift
Thanks all your your comments.
It does tend to reinforce ones belief in the basic goodness of humanity.
Moin and Brihaji, this is is very true. I have lived on three continents now and I have found this to be quite true.People wherever they may be to what ever caste or creed they may belong are still all the same.
It does tend to reinforce ones belief in the basic goodness of humanity.
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