Keeping Life Simple, Authentic And Holistic
We walked up and down the street several times - Anna and I, wondering if she was indeed staying in that house. "Shall we knock to check if she's inside?" I asked. "There's no other way to find out," Anna said. "I wonder what she'll look like. She must be ancient," I declared. Anna gave me a how-could-you look at my irreverent tone. This was the women we both revered and I was calling her 'ancient'. But that was the truth and I am not known to couch it with euphemisms. "Do you … [Read more...]
Emergency! That's a word that's enough to instill fear in many of us. Even more so for us Indians who've lived through times of Emergency in the country. An earthquake, a flood, an accident, a bombing, a murder, the sudden death of loved ones - these are all events that by their very nature shock us. "Be prepared" works as a good motto for the Boy Scouts, but can any of us be truly prepared for an emergency when it happens? I believe that some of us are better wired to act decisively in … [Read more...]
"Don't buy me any clothes." he said vehemently. "Why ever not?" she asked. "Well, they say when you do that, the relationship ends." he answered. "Nonsense," she replied and proceeded to buy him some trendy clothes. He seemed to love them. She noticed he wore them quite often. A month later, she realized he had been cheating on her with several women. She broke up with him. "Do you have any regrets about your relationship," her friend asked. "Oh, yes. I do have one big regret," she … [Read more...]
Introduced in February 2013 - an invitation, a prompt, a linky. Write exactly a 100 words on the prompt and publish it on your blog - a story, a poem, a mini-essay. The linky will be open right up to next Friday, after which I will have a new prompt and a fresh linky. <div align="center"><a href="http://everydaygyaan.com/tag/100-words-on-saturday/" title="100 Words On Saturday"><img … [Read more...]
