Indian literature and movies are full of exquisite poetry of coquettish lovers trying to hold their beloved back and tarry a while. Any and all excuses are employed to prolong the ephemeral time together. That yearning to linger awhile, the clasping of fingers, a fleeting kiss and attempts at persuasion, even gentle admonition to not …
Detached … non-attached … uncaring?
A dear friend and I recently exchanged messages about a Sufi parable. A Sufi fakir, Junaid was very attached to his son and lost him suddenly in an accident. Everyone thought he would be devastated. So, when his wife and others wondered why he was not grieving and asked Junaid, he responded, “For a moment …
Independent and Free
Congratulations to the people of Pakistan and India on the occasion of their Independence-day celebrations; August 14 for Pakistan and August 15 for India. It was in August 1947 that a truncated India attained freedom, after some 200 years of British rule. The partition of India and Pakistan resulted in the death of nearly two …
Toppling statues
In 1859, Charles Dickens’ A Tale Of Two Cities opened with “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was …
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