Keep your Bread warm
16th September 2025 This morning, while having breakfast, while enjoying my breakfast, I realised that my toast is not tasting good as usual. The toast was not well buttered and then I realised that it takes a warm slice of bread to soak in the butter put on it. It doesn’t matter how much butter […]
What do you See?
21st August 2025 One day a professor entered the class room and asked the students to prepare for a surprise test. The professor handed out the exams with the text facing down as usual. He then asked the students to turn over the paper. To everyone’s surprise, there were no questions — just a black […]
‘Micchami Dukkadam’
20th August 2025 “May all my improper actions be inconsequential. My fault has been due to error. May all my transgressions be forgiven. I ask pardon of all living beings, may all of them pardon me, May I have friendship with all beings & enmity with none.” ‘Michhami Dukkadam’ is a Jain phrase used during […]
Happy Guru Purnima
10th July 2025 This day marks the birthday of Veda Vyasa, the sage who authored the Mahabharata and complied with the Vedas. Guru Purnima is dedicated to honor all the Guru’s, mentors & teachers. While both teachers and gurus guide & impart knowledge, they differ in their approach and goals. A teacher focuses on providing […]
The Big Prize..
29th June 2025 Most of us miss out life’s big prizes like the Nobel, Oscar, Olympic Gold, Grand slam etc, but we all are eligible for life’s small prizes.. A hug from our best friend, A pat on the back from our parents, A short nap on a friend’s shoulder, A glorious sunset, A chat […]
Leave a little sparkle….
26th June 2025 The divine force which has created the Galaxy, the earth, the mountains, the oceans and all the wonders; looked at you & said, ‘The world needs one of you too for it to be completed.’ Understand your worth, Value your life, Appreciate your blessings. You have been sent here for a greater […]
‘Sometimes….’
8th June 2025 I recently reread the wonderful poem by Robert Drake & it struck a chord. “Sometimes I feel I want to go back in time… Not to change things, but to feel a couple of things twice. Sometimes I wish I was a baby for a while… Not to be walked in the […]
‘Pray for others too’
7th June 2025 Always remember that our blessings are not ours alone, nor due to our prayers alone but the result of someone, somewhere praying for us. Just to illustrate, I shall like to share a true story someone shared with me. “There is a cafe near my house which is mostly full of customers […]
“And the whole world Prayed.”
6th June 2025 On April 11, 1970, the United States launched the Apollo 13 spacecraft as part of the Apollo space program meant to land on the Moon. But just two days into the mission, a heart-stopping outburst was relayed to Mission Control in Houston by the astronauts 200,000 miles away. The now-famous words were, […]
The wisdom of the elderly..
29th May 2025 “The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.” John Leland from the New York Times published an article in late 2015, titled “The Wisdom of the Aged”, depicting life experiences of six people age 85 & older, whose lives were followed throughout the year and yielded […]