Let loneliness be a gateway to greatness, not a curse
Man is solitary by nature; commitment and hard efforts at individual levels create history. Yet, staying lonely without reason or a mission can play havoc with the mental health. Sharing of thoughts & feelings at appropriate levels is key to staying fit and keep marching forward. Uniqueness of man: Each of us appears in the […]
Shradh: Mark of gratitude to ancestors & the elderly
Ancestral spirits, who become more powerful after leaving mundane world, oversee what we think, believe, and do. So, beware. Being thankful is great: You thank the stranger in bank who lends you a pen to put signatures; you never forget to thank and tip the waiter who offers you coffee in the restaurant for […]
The Great Cult of ‘Anonymity’
In creative endeavour, when the focus is on credit, one is disabled of sorts to contribute one’s best. Then, don’t expect excellence, and forget the masterpiece! The decades-old school building was in dilapidated shape, and required complete renovation. Due to limited funds at hand, the management decided to raise funds from outside sources in the […]
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 ever in evolving state. In idling state it has but to die. New Year, like other festivities, is an occasion to celebrate. Each & every cell of human body undergoes mutation. So is with man. Entire Nature is in stage of flux. Geologists tell us that the sources of rivers […]
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 […]