"Where shall we go for our vacation this year?" "Singapore & Malaysia - Sentosa Island, Petronas Towers, Batu Caves, cable car ride to Genting Highlands..." "Let's do Disney World, USA. Better still, let's visit the Middle Kingdom in New Zealand!" "Mom has that look on her face!" "Cappadocia in Turkey". "So weird!" "Cappadocia is famous … Continue reading HIDDEN STRENGTH
FRIENDS & FRIENDSHIPS
https://youtu.be/GtJzpELbWC4 True friends are like diamonds, Precious and rare. False friends are like leaves, Found everywhere! One holds fast through seasons of pain, Evolving true under duress and distress. Black coal needs the press and stress of life To transform from the common to the rare. The other falls down when the wind blows wild … Continue reading FRIENDS & FRIENDSHIPS
HOME AGAIN
Ananya hated moving, leaving the familiar for the strange, the old for new. Wanted things to be as they were. Hated leaving her flowers. Her husband loved it all. Couldn't think of staying more than three years in a place. Loved the newness of it all, even the packing and unpacking! His parents' job entitled … Continue reading HOME AGAIN
An Apt Reminder!
Mani Mini Money
Mani made the last deposit for his Mini. He had patiently painstakingly saved for a long time. The salesman, smilingly rang up the deal and handed him the keys. He climbed in, turned the ignition, put it in gear and drove off. Entering his village, in a cloud of dust, with children ran alongside crying, … Continue reading Mani Mini Money
Morning Plea
Father, help me walk in love, Sowing accord in discordKnowledge in ignoranceBlessing in curseLight in darknessComfort in distressFellowship in fightHarmony in noiseSafety amidst dangerCourage in fearFact in fictionTruth in lieGain in lossLife in death!
A Study in Glass
The baubles in the candlestick enticingly twinkle, the inclosed color and hues. The pristine jar by it, draws with its sparkling crystal clearness, reflecting the light that falls on it The window glass refracts light through it, driving away the gloom before it. The polished stone mirrors in its glossy surface the hidden, revealingly portraying. … Continue reading A Study in Glass
MARRIAGE MATTERS
Marriage is a work of art, a thing of beauty and a joy forever. It has the challenge of mountain tops and the beauty of quiet valleys, the glories of sunrise and the depths of sunset, the exquisite joy of companionship and the tragic sadness of loss.
FERRY TO FREEDOM
They had waited a long time for this and saved every penny for life ahead.
REBUILDING BABEL
Today, more than any time before, there exists a frenzy, an insane urgency to be well-known, advertised, promoted, celebrated, influential, accepted, acknowledged, advanced, etc. This is driving us to heights of selfishness, self-centredness and self-aggrandizement.
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