There have been many hundreds of Season's Greetings that reached us in many different forms, online cards, emails, greeting cards, telephone greetings, Christmas letters, letters.
It is difficult to say thank you to all of you for the outpouring of love seen in the greetings received.
We usually pick up one greeting as the one that touches us, Annikki and me, most. This year the one we have picked is the one from our former driver in India, Mr. K. Narayanan.
He, and his family were part of our family for the years that we lived in Madras (now Chennai). He used to work for the firm that my father was the CEO of, Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE).
TCE closed their office in Chennai, My dad told me that he was very happy with a driver who was courteous, spoke a little English, and above all was an exceptionally good driver.
K. Narayanan arrived at our door in 1970 and was our personal driver for the time we lived in Chennai between 1970 and 1975. He has remained a family friend since and we have seen his family grow up, and now they are married. His son is a computer engineer and doing well.
Only those who know India know how important it is to have a good driver in your employment. You may leave thousands of rupees in his custody by way of what is in the car, as well as the car itself. Above all, you leave the life of your children and your loved ones, as well as your own, in his hands.
Mr. Narayanan was someone we trusted implicitly. He never ever violated our trust in him.
Now that he is retired and settled in his home area near where his son works, we chose his greeting as the one we most appreciated this year, not in any way demoting the significance of all the others who sent us greetings.
Season's Greetings Mr. K. Narayanan and convey the same to all your family.
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