The WHY of the 18 Steps
There is a saying in hindi, apne pav me kulhadi marna. It literally means,chopping your legs with your own axe. Shiv, a voice in my head says – why did you to take up this blog challenge.you already have humongous chores to perform at home in the absence of the maid? Another voice in me […]
Rationalists, avoid this blog
Mao said,”the journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.” When the farmers queried,”that’s alright, but how do we walk a thousand miles?” Mao answered,”take one step and then the next and the next and you will reach a thousand miles.” Right now my plight is the very same as that of the […]
Am I good or bad?
You can judge the nature of man by how he behaves with people who do nothing for him. This seemed like an apt quote in good times but is it relevant to how things are shaping up in our life currently? Are people really good or bad or do circumstances make them so? Philosophers state […]
WHO AM I?
A million sperms tracked an ovary, only one hit the target and that came out to be me. I was instantly labeled, given a gender, a nationality, a caste and a social status. So, who am I? I have listed below a few explanations through which I have tried to define myself: Psychologists say that I […]
TONY vs BUDDHA
On the second week of September 2019, Savy and I quenched our longing to witness a Tony Robbins show in Singapore called ‘Unleash the Power Within’ (UPW). On the third week of December, we went for a soft 10 day camp where we were imprisoned for 10 days and forced to watch our breathe in the […]
WHY ARE WE LIKE THIS?
It was a 10 km race organized by a leading hospital in Trichy. My wife Savy who had been assiduously preparing for it was pumped up. She was sure of winning it. The running began. As there were several age categories, the volunteers split them into different batches. Savy was in the age group of […]
The Child
The mother looked consternated. Her eyes were shifting around vacuously. She deftly glanced at me, uncertain whether she had come to the right place. Her 12 year old son kept staring at the floor. He seemed lost in a world of his own. I tried the familiar techniques of rapport building but he refused to […]