The great scientist Albert Einstein had so aptly said: “Wisdom is not a product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it”. While it is so tempting to think that if we get rid of all our worries, we will have peace…then when would we start making attempts to acquire wisdom. In the…
ThisBlessed dayWith deep reverenceI looked upTo the heights…I sawThe HandsThat sculpted me,That gave meA heartThat beats and throbs,That kindlesA flame within,Inspiring me,Comforting meToInspire others,Comfort others. My laments,Unlike Magdalene’s wails…My thoughts,UnlikeWordsworth’s poems…My sketchesAndMy laughter,UnfitTo matchEven the rough draftsOfAngelo’s paintingsAndBeethoven’s music.YetAs a tiny particleOfHis beauteous creation,My laments,My thoughts,My sketches,AndMy laughterWill leaveDeep ImpressionsOn the canvasOf lives around. Reena…
As a mark of giving back to her alma mater, alumna Reena Charles, the Founder and Chairperson of the Charitable Trust Ek Ehsaas Foundation (EEF), Delhi has gifted an E-Cart to her school – Rosary Senior Secondary School. She says “My school has chiseled me to be what I am today. Like a coconut tree…
I have read this at least 5 times since this morning. It’s so true and beautifully written. A woman climbed up the bus and sat down beside a man, hitting him with her numerous bags. When the man remained silent, the woman asked him why he did not complain when she hit him with her…
There is no perfect family. We do not have perfect parents, you are not perfect yourself. We do not marry a perfect person or we do not have perfect children. We have complaints from each other. We can not live together without offending one another. We are constantly disappointed. Yes for so many reasons at…
Recently I underwent a surgery… Cysts were taken out… As big as cricket balls… Not one but two… I did not know I was having them… I had travelled multiple times…in the past three years. Probably I had kept myself busy and occupied or I was so callous that I ignored some signs that my…
Once, a young girl approached a Saint and said, “My father is quite ill. He is unable to get himself out of bed. Would you mind coming over to our house to meet him?” “Yes, I will indeed come,” replied the Saint. When the Saint came to the house, he saw the sick and helpless…
A group of middle-aged people got together to visit their university lecturer. It was a happy gathering during which both the host and guests began by sharing happy memories of the moments shared with each other and developments since then. However, seeing the discussion meander into complaints about stress in work and life, the lecturer…
In the late 1800s, a boy was working in a London store. He had to rise at 5 o’clock each morning, sweep the store and then work 14 hours. He stood it for 2 years and then told his mother that he would kill himself if he had to continue. Following his talk with his…
One of the great Hollywood actresses, Katherine Hepburn was possibly the only person who won the Oscar Award four times, apart from being nominated a dozen times, but was never present in the grand ceremony to receive it. She had a strong belief that only the affection and love of the people who enjoyed her…