THE TALE OF RONALD ZOCHIN AND HIS SOJOURN TO INDIA

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Photo/Ronald Zochin: Ronald Zochin and his Indian wife


By Thomas Chemelil


I do not need to remind you of my legendary and insatiable appetite for tales. Since childhood, I grew up in an environment rich in tales about 'Kimaget', 'kiplegwa' and the dreadful 'Chebekeri'.

In my formative years in Primary School, I encountered riveting Oriental tales in the form of tales of 'Sinbad baharia', 'Alfu Lela Hulela', the 'Abunuasi' tales amongst others.

In high school, I took my love for stories a notch higher and incorporated reading stories like 'Treasure Island', 'King Solomon's Mines' and 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' amongst many others.

Ronald Zochin has transported me to this fairy tale world with his epic journey to India to re-unite with his beloved wife and daughter in the land of Gandhi. That he crossed the wide Indian Ocean in search of the love of his life and his lovely daughter he fondly calls Tula is the stuff that can only be found in well scripted Indian Soap Opera!

In a world devoid of love, Ronald Zochin has reminded us that love can still exist if only we can be man or woman enough to fight for it.

Am so happy for little Laura for meeting her Indian sister and bonding with her in a manner never witnessed in our soap screens of late.

To you Prof. Zochin, you have demonstrated to the world that distance cannot kill the dreams of our hearts.

Join me folks in celebrating this man from Kaptek who dared to fly across the Indian Ocean in search of the love of his heart.

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