Romance with your unimportance; you could become free
When the world often runs towards positions of importance and power, there is a significant amount of folks who search for positions that are exactly opposite. Success has been always measured by wealth, power and importance and so in a world where moving towards success is the goal; these people kind of run back. There is certain romanticism in being unimportant, you ask a celebrity … Continue reading Romance with your unimportance; you could become free
Followed
She knew she was being followed & she ran. She tripped & fell; footsteps neared; gunshot sounded; death met life Continue reading Followed
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace
‘Love Thy Neighbor’ has been told umpteen times by people famous and less known. Neighbors are family that does not share a blood relation. Feuds between neighbors are also not a new thing and we have read stories and a few might have experienced also. I have been very fortunate in life to be surrounded by neighbors who have been there for me and my family at all times of support. Continue reading “He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace”
When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other
Someone once told me that at times I leave my characteristics and start talking like someone else. What the person meant was I change my mannerisms to that of the person who is the center of attraction in a crowd. This was something I knew before but never thought of taking a deeper look at it, until I was told this on the face. My … Continue reading When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other
Adage
He remembered the adage; He stood still; New facebook messages; Phone beeped twice; Tiger pounced once; the end. Continue reading Adage
In life there are lot of trips we take and then there is the field trip we took as kids
Field trips are great fun as a kid and I often see the excitement in our 12 year old when she has one. It might be a trip to the same museum we have gone before, but for kids it is a major event that they start planning well ahead. Today as I took my morning commute a whole class of second graders got … Continue reading In life there are lot of trips we take and then there is the field trip we took as kids
The Love
He smiled & said “I love you” She hugged & kissed him. She then turned to the man next to her & kissed him “I love you too” Continue reading The Love
When it’s three o’clock in New York, it’s still 1938 in London
If you are in london ever do these things; you will love it. Spend weekends at the banks of Thames drinking beer and going through the several street vendors selling second hand books. The historic town will carry you away into the past and you will become part of what happened there centuries ago. Watch a Shakespeare play in the globe theatre and when you … Continue reading When it’s three o’clock in New York, it’s still 1938 in London
Always be a poet, Even in prose
I have nothing much to say today and so I thought I will write a poem and here you go.. I have nothing to say today Seems all have been told Not by me, but someone else before me For my mind is silent and relaxed today I sometimes wonder why I should write Though I can still sound them out What difference does it … Continue reading Always be a poet, Even in prose
The simplest things are often the truest
A while back I had done a Facebook status update that read something like “Man lives his life by creating complex solutions to life’s simple problems”. I was reading an interesting comment in a book “Men are reluctant to accept what they can easily grasp”. People think they are less challenged if they only go with the simple things in life. Somewhere within us is … Continue reading The simplest things are often the truest
Vinod Narayan 