“My parents have always treated me like a boy. Never have they made me feel that I am a girl.” So read a comment by a college girl in the newspaper.

I didn’t understand whether it was a comment or a compliment. Quite a weird statement to make.

Treating the girl child like a boy is imprinting the concept of gender divide in the child’s mind.

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Up in the morning. Out of bed. Walk towards the bathroom.

Ah! The chit-chatter in the mind starts.

Wait. Realx. Ok? So where were we? Yes. Walking to the bathroom.

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A very religious father was bringing up his son as perfectly as possible. One day when they were going to church he gave the boy two coins: one, a one rupee coin; another, a one paise coin. He also gave him the choice that whatsoever he thinks is right he can put in the donation plate in the church. He could choose the rupee or the paise.

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Walking down the sunny road, eyes barely open in the blazing sun, a patch of shade came as the came as the desert. Thankful to the Lord and to those who planted it there, I looked up to see my benefactor.

A small brown trunk branching out into beautiful green leaves, the size of fingernails, filtering, yet so dense that the sunlight could not filter through them.

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Many times, or shall I say, all times in life, we blame situations, other people,the administration…and who not for our misfortunes.

My kids don’t study!
He is too ignorant to care about the details of the contract!
I can’t do well in this business but don’t have funds for anything else!
My wife is too nagging!
My husband comes home so late…!

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There are no coincidences in life. And there are no failures. Only victories.

Every stage in life – birth, turning one, walking, talking, smiling, school, sports, relationships, university, job, marriage, anniversary, kids, learning, …every moment you are re-born.

Every moment you burn like a phoenix and are re-born- fresh and new.

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Wake up in the morning.
Dress up.
Breakfast hurriedly.
Rush out.
Reach just in time.
Get on with the work straightaway.
Think about the workload.
Worry about domestic problems.
Lunch hurriedly and get back to work.
After work, hurry back home.
Quickly, go over the day with your kids.
Dine.
Sleep.

It’s a routine. Everyday you do it.
TIme is running out.
You are in a hurry.

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On my way to the airport this morning, a flight flew right above the car.

“Uh! Don’t be a kid now and follow it’s movement through the sky,” I reminded myself. Or it could be arrogance. “Oh! So what’s new about it?”

Just then, I sighted a bunch of labourers perched over the airport fencing gleefully watching the taking off and landing of the planes.

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Surprising!

But what’s so surprising about it? Haven’t you grown up watching them? Haven’t you followed them through their flight in the clear blue sky? Haven’t you made them jump with the stamp of your feet as they sat nibbling the grains?

Why does its sight seem so strange today?

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I just got back from submitting the form for my voter’s id. Something very interesting happened there.

Standing in the queue, a gentleman’s voice caught my attention.

“Oh! I am so glad I brought it along.”
“Oh! I am so glad I could be of use to someone.”
“Yes, yes. I have it.”

The crowd was gradually drifting to him.

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“I can do it,” she said. He was taken aback. In his career of ten years as a gym coach, it was the first time he had heard in an affirmative.

Aarghh! I have spilled coke on my new dress!...Its a scorcher anyway; I might as well enjoy the coolness.”

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Living in the capital city if India, Delhi, I thought life was all about excellent educational facilities, lucrative jobs, shopping malls, VIP establishments, national happenings and all the big things.

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It was an incident that changed my perception towards my loved ones forever. It took place some 12 years ago. I was 13 at that time.

February dawned. It was time for the yearly crafts fair at Surajkund, near Delhi. That year, my little cousin from Chandigarh was also accompanying us .

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Arrogance is to judge one’s self-worth by comparison with others.

To think that one is superior to those inferior to oneself and that one is equal to one’s equals is also arrogance.

To judge our self-worth by comparing ourselves with others is arrogance too.

We may be inclined to mistake our arrogance for confidence and others’ confidence for arrogance.

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We do everything for our children : good schools, great guidance system, encourage, courses, chances to explore life, love.

Choosing a good school plays the greatest role.

But after we’ve exerted our lives towards their welfare, we still miss out on one very important thing.

School is a second home they say. Ever thought about the role of the first?

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‘Lance Armstrong’s story is the stuff of legends’ - Independent

Lance Armstrong, the winner of ‘Tour the France’. The title reads “it’s not about the bike; My journey back to life”…it says it all.

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On marriage:

There are so many people on this earth. Does any one life really matter? But in a marriage, you are saying,

“I am the sole observer of your life.
Your every joy, your every moment of sadness, I’ll observe.
I will watch your little successes.
I’ll watch the bigger ones.
I’ll watch how you become a kid all over again with the children.

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Looking at the satellite image of earth I always think “So beautiful. We live here? It looks like this?”

But as soon as I move out, ugliness of the planet starts creeping in. The air is full of smoke and negative vibes. Trees are being cut. Pollution in all forms… the list is endless.

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Touch as if the centre of your being has shifted to the point of contact. Oh! I just experienced this.

I had been off to my other’s place for 2 days. My 3 year old niece is the apple of our eye. I had heard that children till the age of 4 are the purest and the most alive of beings. To see it in real, she set an example.

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Recently, my nephew got married. We welcomed the new bride to our home with all the Hindu rituals.

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