So much to discard, so little to retain!
Wheat and mud are all around; you see sacksful of grains while gems and precious stones can be retrieved only after enormous, painstaking efforts. Ditto with living people. Silence of the virtuous: There is more of trash and unwanted than the useful all around. The destructive forces are tempting too. So, it is quite a […]
The disappearing guests with bed roll & trunk
Alas, the warmth of relationships is a matter of bygone era! Unlike the cosmetic relationships as of now, in the pre-handset era till 1960s while I was in early teens, near & distant relatives knocked each other’s door without seeking confirmation from the host or even informing them. They took for granted, and rightfully so, […]
Greatest personal challenge today: Keeping oneself fit & healthy – Part 1
The all-pervasive negative powers being very powerful, several currents & cross currents within us, and similar forces all around machinate against our staying healthy. That is a big challenge we must understand and address before it is too late. Let us begin with what we essentially are. It is only with a sound mind and […]
Fight cancer the way Nature wants
With cure for cancer not in sight, the only option is following Nature. One in 10 amongst us shall be victim of cancer in one’s lifetime, tell the experts. Worse, 70 percent of those shall not survive beyond five years of the onset, tell the experts. The common treatment methods viz. chemotherapy, surgery and radiation, […]
Use the time optimally, it is the most precious asset one has
Are you more or less satisfied with your friends, relatives, profession and the general drift of your life? For a satisfying, meaningful and blissful life, you must continuously evolve to emerge as a new version of yourself by changing the track and value time! We little realise that our lives are not long enough to […]
Learning to live anew every day
A living entity shall be either in evolving or idling stage i.e. tending to death. Each & every cell of human body undergoes mutation. So is with man. Entire Nature is in flux. Geologists the sources of rivers are not same as at the time of their coming into existence. Each day of the year […]
What to look for in a prospective son-in-law
Most marriageable ladies fix their life partners of their own. Yet some parents are required to do this exercise; few of some become anxious and apprehensive with the advancing age of their beloved daughter, primarily because they are not sure what makes a good husband. Here is an advisory for such parents. Often after engineering […]
Mind can keep you healthy. Or make you sick as well
With children married and settled at their respective places, the time had come when the ageing senile duo, without any chronic or major illness, could live happily hereafter. But alas, that was not to be! Mind can keep you healthy: “Mind in its own place and in itself can make hell of heaven, and heaven […]
Live and let live; not the other way round
An unhealthy lifestyle and value system of the digital era has triggered phenomenal growth in mental and physical ailments in number and percentage both. Conditions are similar in most regions of the world. The future shall remain bleak unless there is U-turn in ways people think, feel, aspire, act, behave, communicate and relate to each […]
Learning, how the unwilling can be taught
Without learning spirit and education, life would come to standstill. Ask the millionaire businessman without education, in confidence. However, today there is a lot at home, in school or college, and on the way, in the society to distract from studies. Atop is the siren call of the digital world with bombardment of irresistible messages […]
Why not to donate blood that you easily can
There is no gift more precious than blood or organ donation! Also remember, each blood donation can save three lives. Mind that in our country over 12,000 persons lives are lost every day in accidents or during delivery because the absolutely necessary blood was not transfused immediately. Blood and blood products are essential resources for […]
We bow to thee, Mother Earth
Sense of gratitude towards Mother Earth, and our actions not to hurt Her keep our body, mind in receptive & healthy mode. This Earth Day (22 April), mind not to temper it for the sake of posterity. In contrast to how we view Earth today – as an average planet of 12,735 km diameter in […]