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Who was Mr Wonderful Man and what he taught me in life?

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Dal Lake,Srinagar,Kashmir:  When I opened the door of the house boat next morning I just got shocked by seeing all the boat vendors in Dal Lake !  These boats are called "Shikara" and riding them is one of the most relaxing activities you can do in Dal Lake,Srinagar. The first Shikara rider I saw, just the day I had arrived ,was a man who was selling flowers and flower's seeds! He had a big album full of the Kashmir's flower photos and among all " black and blue roses" caught my eyes!  My dad was a florist for years and naturally I'm so attracted to all kinda flowers as I've been brought up with always having lots of flowers around me and smell of flowers in our house! when my dad was coming home at night he was always offering some flowers to each one of us ,specially to my mom and he used to get a kiss instead! Seeing this man just reminded me of my late dad who finally died of brain tumor in his 56 !  I asked his name and I got shocked b...