Today, Dussehra is being celebrated in India and elsewhere. Indian mythology and religious texts venerate Lord Ram (considered to be an incarnate of the God, Vishnu) who is said to have been born some 5,000 years BC. For various reasons, too detailed to elaborate in this short space, Ram was banished from his kingdom for …
Ending the nightmare
I have weaned myself away from the nightly ritual of watching the “news” on TV. It was getting increasingly difficult to clear my mind of the images and bombastic rhetoric aimed at dehumanizing entire peoples, countries and races, just before retiring for the night. Now, while other thoughts still preoccupy me, I find it is …
Irreverently yours …
Our neighbourhood is starting to come under the spell of the fall. Smaller maple trees in the park are already displaying a riot of colours - lemon yellow, russet, orange, not quite a full-blown-red and lilac.... my older granddaughter is convinced that I do not know my colours and I agree. Nature's palette is beyond …
Who can say…
Today I offer you random, scattered thoughts to ponder on. Last week parents had a hectic time as families prepared for the start of another school year. A passive observer sitting on the sidelines, it is difficult for me to fathom everyone’s fascination with this materialistic “back to school shopping” and the almost obsessive, yet …
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