Playing with an Imaginary Ball - II
GALLERIA MARKET, GURGAON
Participants - Amu, Keshav, Hope, Manju, Tara, Shena, Rea (unplanned, but most welcome!)
Observer - by rotation
The entire fountain area became a playing ground – with all
eyes on one thing only – the imaginary ball!! People at different levels of the
complex joined in, as did all kinds of people, from age 4 to age 84!
Keshav had the great idea of ‘targeting’ people talking on their phones – which forced them to choose between their conversation and the ball – most of them chose the ball, one lady even telling her friend to ‘hang on’ while she caught the ‘ball’ and threw it back to us with a smile on her face.
It was the smiles on peoples’ faces that the gentleman who
owned a local café was most happy about, and he has promised us free drinks the
next time we come to play.
There were so many lovely moments, it’s difficult to list
them all here. Suffice it to say that this is one heck of a good idea, easy to
implement, with no equipment and little preparation needed – just the will and
imagination to play, and the ability to show up! (even by default is good Rea!)
I GOT IT !
I
GOT
IT !
Below: He pretended that the ball hit him, and then very graciously accepted our elaborate apology for the nothing that had happened!!
GALLERIA MARKET, GURGAON
Participants - Amu, Keshav, Hope, Manju, Tara, Shena, Rea (unplanned, but most welcome!)
Observer - by rotation
What
total
joy!
The entire fountain area became a playing ground – with all
eyes on one thing only – the imaginary ball!! People at different levels of the
complex joined in, as did all kinds of people, from age 4 to age 84!Keshav had the great idea of ‘targeting’ people talking on their phones – which forced them to choose between their conversation and the ball – most of them chose the ball, one lady even telling her friend to ‘hang on’ while she caught the ‘ball’ and threw it back to us with a smile on her face.
It was the smiles on peoples’ faces that the gentleman who
owned a local café was most happy about, and he has promised us free drinks the
next time we come to play.There were so many lovely moments, it’s difficult to list
them all here. Suffice it to say that this is one heck of a good idea, easy to
implement, with no equipment and little preparation needed – just the will and
imagination to play, and the ability to show up! (even by default is good Rea!)I GOT IT !
I
GOT
IT !
Below: He pretended that the ball hit him, and then very graciously accepted our elaborate apology for the nothing that had happened!!
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| "Yehlo bhaiya, tum ball lehlo"(actual dialogue!) |
