Category: Blog
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Silent Night..
My Dear Silence.. I close my eyes and listen The distant rumblings on the road keep me awake. It’s dark now, not a single soul around Yet, I’m smitten! I’ve fallen in love with the silence, not just for namesake! All my senses are labouring intently as the aroma of jasmine wafts gently The cool…
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What’s Destroying Modern Relationships?
A relationship is defined by the Collins dictionary as “a close connection between two people, especially one involving romantic or sexual feelings.” You may posit there are many contexts in which relationships exist, like a friendship, tenant-landlord or boss and employee. However, a “close connection” foreshadows that deep and intimate longing one has for their…
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Discovering My Right Path..
New Lens for New Lanes Navigating life’s intricate laneways we often find ourselves either of thinking “I’m so lost” or “I’m heading the right way.” It was along one of these laneways many years ago that I made a decision that has transformed the lens I have on the lane of life ahead. I made…
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Chasing away the blues..
In the play Cassius tries to convince Brutus to join the plot to kill Julius Caesar. Cassius approaches his task by explaining to Brutus the futility of lamenting at what has been fated in the stars but to realise that in order to gain the upper hand they must strive to take back the power.…
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A Real Quandary…
Accepting yourself as you are.. This in theory sounds so appealing to people pursuing happiness..specially if one’s life is in dire straits and any lifeline to feel better about one’s situation is exactly the remedy they have been seeking. So many people buy into accepting themselves as they are.. that they never realise they have…
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The Art of Friendship!
“I’ve been stabbed in the back by those I needed the most. I’ve been lied to by those I loved. And I have felt alone when I couldn’t afford to be. But at the end of the day, I had to learn to be my own best friend, because there’s going to be days when…
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The Impermanence of Life!
As I perused and wandered the contrasting dimly lit caverns and light bathed halls of a museum, I was struck by one of the displays. The museum had displayed the portraits of various people from the recent past highlighting the disparity in class, as reflected by the way the painters observed their muse. The arrangement…
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The Human Condition.
The human condition is what unfolds in our lives day by day… yet no one pays attention.. this is not right! The burden of simply being is not light.. it is crushing on almost a daily basis. We are born, we struggle to grow up happy, some barely able to make it to adulthood.. still…
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Alone in a Crowd…
Connectivity & Individualism The human mind is filled with all manner of worries and I am no different. For the better part of a decade now I have been worried about a malevolent social phenomenon that has been somewhat discussed , but subtly remains untreated. It is something I’m passionate about because I believe remedying…
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Guru or Employee?
A True Guru A teacher can be one of the most influential forces in the lives of human beings undergoing any form of education. Whether that education is academic, delivered in a structured format, or general life knowledge disseminated by unstructured lessons. What makes a teacher great..? A teacher must not only impart theoretical knowledge…
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