Life lessons from my neighbourhood swimming pool

Bengaluru | Tuesday | 18th June, 2019

Summary:

The only exercise I allow myself is to walk down to the swimming pool near my house. It’s been a few years since I learnt to swim, and the availability of a swimming pool near my house reopened my world to the joy of a swimming pool. The swimming pool is usually a serene space where people go about their one-hour slots peacefully. Little kids screaming and splashing, other kids bawling their lungs out, their parents screaming out instructions to them from the sides. The other kids pointed out that I’d peed in the pool, and amidst laughter and jeers, I was brought out of the pool..