Spirituality
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Only You
Amongst the notes, she found a poem that, as a folded paper, was tucked inside a notebook. To her surprise, my handwriting looked completely different back then. To my surprise, my writing seemed completely different back then. She thought it was more artistic. I thought it was pretty lame of me to concentrate on rhyming… Continue reading
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Harvest
When the scorching gusts of heat Fade the tears in your eye, Recite the songs of the Spring, Believe that seasons change, ask not why. When circumstances are bleak, Your bivouac is left far behind, Choose what you must— That let me not remind. When without the trails Should You journey barefoot, Seek sojourns within… Continue reading
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Don’t Waste Words
The ancient Indian literature is full of symbolism. But, the documents from the relatively recent history are no less full of insights and wisdom. During one of my regular conversations recently, someone shared something really interesting with me, which made me write this post. Right, so the verses in the post are originally composed (and Continue reading
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Choose Your Luggage.
If life is a journey, and not a destination, isn’t your life all about how long do you keep walking? The challenges that you face, the people whom you meet, and the experiences that you glean: it all adds up to count as memories in your life. And, unlike the materialistic aspect, your richness is Continue reading
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It is always good to keep your (in)abilities well bracketed. #suyogsutra
I know what I can do. But, I also know what I cannot – which is equally important. That helps me set achievable goals and workable standards so that I keep myself motivated. Although, it may not always be a great idea to not strive for goals that are beyond your capacity. But, it is Continue reading
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My Non-Work Time Activities
Last month, on one of our regular visits to a temple, my wife and I met one of her cousins. During our interaction, which mostly concerned our families, we got to know something about each of our job profiles. One of the questions during our conversation was, “What do you do when you are not Continue reading
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Keep Work-Attit…
Keep Work-Attitude. Don’t Keep Working on Attitude. For all of us, the easiest way to prove that we know a lot of things is to keep our mouth shut. The lesser we talk, the more others think we know. But the trick works only if we really “know”. Likewise, a hoarding attitude will only take Continue reading
The Wordsmith 