Another year draws to a close. At 23:59 HRS or 11:59 pm local time across different time zones on December 31, we will pause in an attempt to dam the flowing river of time to “bring in” the New Year. Just like going forward to receive a guest hesitating at the threshold, who must be …
Homing in
Homing pigeons must provide a cue to us immigrants. These birds have an innate ability to find their way back home over long distances. Or, perhaps just like salmon – that, having migrated to the ocean, travel back to the riverbed where they were spawned – we immigrants retain a latent urge (in Hindi we …
When walking, just walk
A few acquaintances, friends and family members got together recently. There were a few of us “retirees” present. While some had reached their “normal retirement age” some of us had opted to quit work early. It was interesting, after the exchange of initial pleasantries that the only question us retired folks had to contend with …
Happy Now Here!
The famous Indian mystic Osho had once said, “I live my life based on 2 principles. One, I live as if today was my last day on earth. Two, I live today as if I am going to live forever.” On being asked, if one had to make a single New Year’s resolution what would …
