In the past twenty years, the world has transformed. Communication has been the key to this transformation. It has shrunk the size of the world to amazing extent. Who could have thought that you could see people in real time from half way across the world? Who could have thought that complicated operations could be […]
Courage
Who do you want to be?
Today is one of those whimsical days I refuse to do anything. Today I want to be a sponge, to soak up life. I want to sit on a fallen tree- trunk by the side of the road and watch life go rolling past in its numerous carriages- some gaudy, some plain. Today is a […]
A Letter To Me
Dear Me, This feels weird. You’ll be wondering why the letter is addressed to ‘me’ instead of to you by name. I know you hastened to read the signature at the bottom before you began reading the letter. I know that the ‘ME’ in the signature line has confused you even more. I also know […]
Untamed
I gasped in shock as the scream slammed into me. It took me a few moments to realize that the awful guttural sound of pure rage had emerged from my own throat. All of the past year I have tried to run away from that scream. It was the sole witness to that truth you […]
Who is Watching?
Note: I heard an abbreviated version of this story on an audio recording of a seminar where this gentleman was speaking. I don’t remember his name, sadly. But the story made a powerful impact on me. Here it is: I began my career in frontline sales. After almost fifteen years of selling a diverse range […]
A Precious Conch Shell
That conch shell..? It is precious to me I picked it up One sunny morn When all the world lay lost In a lazy, lazy slumber. Alone was I, abroad, that sunny morn There, by the ocean’s edge The waves swirling Around my feet Coaxing me, Luring me I looked at the sun […]