The Web We Weave From a Spider’s Web to the World Wide Web — What Kind of Connections Are We Creating? In a green field, a cobweb can be an extraordinary sight. At first, it is almost invisible. But when the early morning sunlight falls upon it, thousands of tiny silken threads suddenly appear—delicate, symmetrical […]
Tag: Life Lessons
क़सम खाने के लिए – For the Sake of It
For the Sake of It — When a Ritual Becomes a Way of Life There are many things in life that we do not because we particularly want to do them, but because someone we respect has asked us to do them. Sometimes it is our parents. Sometimes our teachers. Sometimes our elders. Sometimes an […]
Don’t Time the Time. It Flies Away!
Don’t Time the “Time” — It Flies Away Time has wings. It does not walk. It does not wait. It does not ask whether we are ready. It simply moves. Perhaps that is why we often say, “Where did the time go?” One moment we are planning tomorrow, and before we realise it, tomorrow has […]
Knock at Your Own Door, Not Others!
The answers you seek may already be waiting within you. There is a strange piece of advice that we often find difficult to understand: “For every problem, go and knock at your own door.” Funny, isn’t it? If we are facing difficulties, why should we turn towards ourselves? What can our own door possibly offer […]
BALANCE — The Art of Walking the Tightrope of Life.
Balance. A simple word, but perhaps one of the most difficult things to achieve in life. We speak about balance as though it were a formula: balance work and family, truth and diplomacy, firmness and kindness, ambition and contentment. But real life rarely gives us such neat choices. Relationships demand balance. Work demands balance. Family […]
THE THOUSANDTH BAITAL – A Small Step Towards Moksha!
A Small Step Towards Moksha 29 May 2015. That was the day I wrote my first blogpost. I was 64 years old. I had no grand plan. No thought that I would someday write a thousand posts. I certainly did not imagine that, eleven years later, I would sit down to write the thousandth. My […]
Not A Fused Bulb, But A Shining Soul!
I recently watched a video whose central message was that a retired person, whatever his rank, position or status, is like a fused bulb. The metaphor made me pause. Yes, perhaps a retired person can become a “fused bulb”—but not because retirement has taken away his position, authority or importance. A person becomes a fused […]
The Naked Truth: When Lies Wear the Clothes of Truth
There are paintings that simply capture a moment. And then there are paintings that seem to capture something about the human condition. In 1896, the French painter and sculptor Jean-Léon Gérôme created one of those images. He called it Truth Coming Out of Her Well, Armed with Her Whip to Chastise Mankind. Gérôme was one […]
Ten Military Lessons That Remain Relevant Long After the Uniform Comes Off.
From the Battlefield to the Boardroom Ten Military Lessons That Remain Relevant Long After the Uniform Comes Off After more than four decades in the military, I spent another seven years in the corporate world after retirement. The two environments were vastly different. The military operates on discipline, hierarchy, preparedness and the consequences of decisions […]
Genuine Guidance Versus Noise!
Every human being needs guidance at some stage of life. When we are confused, hurt, lost, or discouraged, we naturally look for someone who can show us the way forward. But there is a great difference between guidance and noise. Guidance lifts a person up. Noise pushes a person down. A genuine guide looks beyond […]
