There is a famous Aesop’s Fable – The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey. We all have read it when we were children. Did we infer the moral of the story? Yay! We did. Did we ever apply the moral in our lives? Not so much. Well, I was a people pleaser, once upon a …
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The Underestimated Profession – Housewife
She said to me, “I never got a chance in life, but I do not want you to lose yours. People do not respect women who are financially dependent.” Since the time I can remember, the person who has had the most influence in my life is my mother. I have grown up with her …
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Smartphone – A Plague?
Summers were very hot, Winters were very cold, it rained heavily during monsoons, the red Gulmohar tree just outside the courtyard bloomed exuberantly during spring, and beautiful cool breeze blew during autumn. One could see sparrows chirping happily on the veranda as the sun’s rays poured in kindly. Crows were a common sight too. The …
Love More, Judge Less -Thoughts on Combating Depression
I still feel a pit in my stomach as I write this. A few days back there was this news about a suicide that took the entire nation by storm. At first, I could not believe my ears when my husband relayed the news to me. It got me thinking about depression and the number …
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Road to Happiness
When I was 10 years old, I remember asking my mother to buy me a bicycle. Most of my friends came to school on their own bicycles, or walked, or those who lived far came by bus. I was the only girl in my class to go by a rickshaw. It was only a practical …
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