After dinner, Dan and Srini
sat down in Dan's study, discussed and worked out the details of what Srini
planned to do. He wanted to give his children half the value of a portion of
his assets. He had confidence in his children that they would use it wisely.
They were each working hard and trying to achieve financial independence. They
never asked or asked to borrow money from him. He had watched carefully from a
distance and often pitched in his 'gifts' in the most timely and appropriate
manner to help them cover a short gap, much to their surprise. They knew their
father never spied on their affairs, but he was very good at figuring out and
estimating. He cared from a respectful distance.
"I reckon I will be
down and lying in bed or resting for some six months. Monetarily I have about what I would spend in
5 years, to spend in about an year. Do you think that is about right?"
asked Srini.
Dan nodded. It sounded
about right.
"Srini, you can make a
plan and I will work out the details. I will get back to you in a couple of
weeks and then you can OK it or modify it if you wish."
"I have a few places
and people I want to visit around the world. I will go into surgery next week.
Fa says it would be about 2 weeks to recover. I want to set out soon after. I
reckon I will be gone about a 2-3 months. Then I want to come back here and do
a bit of work I have long wanted to do. That will take a couple of months. I
want to spend time around here with the kids and grandkids for as long as I
can. It should be good. I look forward to getting things done and not put
things off," Srini sounded excited and positive, just like he did when starting
off a new business venture.
It was getting late. Srini
and Dan said decided to call it a day. As they were at the door saying
goodnights and goodbyes, Dan decided to walk down with Srini to his car. It was
a cool, autumn night. A bit of fog was settling down. Dan noted that Srini
appeared still fit as normal in the way he walked. There was a slight heaviness
to his breathing and slight hoarseness to his voice.
Srini drove off. Dan walked
back to his house, taking much longer to get to his door than he normally
would.
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