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"[That afternoon during recess, the children break into two teams to start up their soccer practice. Kate immediately stuffs up the ball and throws it frustratingly at Juan, who is walking off]"
"Kate: Perhaps Juan has some hidden talents."
"Jeffrey: No luck. He doesn't play!"
"Larry: Juan doesn't look very athletic."
"Sophia: Like you do?"
"[Juan's face hardens. He is insulted by Larry's comment]"
"Juan: You gonna play goalie?"
"Larry: I always play a game!"
"Juan: Mind if I take a few shots against you?"
"Jeffrey: You gonna play?"
"Juan: Don't worry. [His eyes are firmly planted on Larry] I'm not very athletic. [He flips the ball up with his feet in one smooth move] Get in the net, Larry."
"[Now everyone is staring at Larry]"
"Larry: Hey, what did I do?"
"[Juan waits until Larry is standing in the goal area. Then he drops the soccer ball and begins dribbling it across the field. Juan's moves are precise and controlled. He seems to know where the soccer ball is going before it gets there. It is obvious to everybody that Juan has been playing for a very long time]"
"Polly: We don't look like that if we've had the ball."
"Tak: You think he's finished this before?"
"[To Nick, the response is obvious]"
"Nick: I think he's finished this a lot before."
"[Juan directs the ball closer to the goal area swiftly and efficiently. He traps it several times, alternating between both feet, using both the outsides and the insides of his feet as he goes. As he is close enough to the goal area, he moves to the right and pulls his leg back, readying the kick. Seeing the kick coming, Larry dives to Juan's right as well. But at the last moment, Juan swerves left and lets loose with the kick. Larry hits the dirt. The ball shoots forward through the goal drums, easily passing Larry and landing several yards beyond him]"
"Nick: He's awesome!"
"Sue and Lou: Too hard he doesn't have a twin!"
"Jeffrey: He couldn't have a twin. He isn't human."
"[Larry, who is yet on the ground, looks up]"
"Larry: He's the response."
"Evan: What was the question?"
"Tak: How are we gonna win?"
"[The children nod at one another and say Juan's name. But it's no use. Juan has already walked off the field and is heading home]"
"Nick: Hey, he's getting away!"
"[Nick and the other children take off after Juan, who is halfway down the road by this time]"
"Sue and Lou: Wait up!"
"Jeffrey: We need to speak to you!"
"[Juan stops and turns around]"
"Juan: Yes?"
"Nick: Where'd you learn to play like that?"
"Juan: In El Paso. Everybody plays there."
"Evan: Well, you must play with us here."
"[Juan shakes his head, no]"
"Sophia: C'mon. We need you. You're so well!"
"Jeffrey: Hey, just play with us during recess."
"Polly: Please. If Newt's not around, we don't have enough players."
"[Juan thinks about the suggestion. He wants to play soccer with the children]"
"[Kate puts the ball on the ground and kicks it to Juan]"
"Kate: C'mon! You're on my team."
"[Juan grins and merrily follows Kate and the others back onto the playing field. Because of Juan, Kate's team wins, 6-0]"
"Anna: Then you were holding out on us?"
"Nick: Not the fashion you play it."
"[Suddenly, Juan's merry expression fades]"
"Juan: I can play at recess. But I can't go to Austin."
"[The children are stunned]"
"Kate: Whaddya mean?"
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.