Be careful how we judge others!

Can you judge who is the better person out of these 3 ? Mr A – He had friendship with bad politicians, consults astrologers, two wives, chain smoker, drinks eight to 10 times a day.Mr B – He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps till noon, used opium in college & drinks whiskey every …

Nature does not live for itself

Complexity of nature, unity of nature, diversity of nature . . . Nothing in nature lives by itself. Rivers do not drink their own water. Trees do not eat their own fruit. The sun does not shine for itself. A flower’s fragrance is not for itself. Living for each other, with each other, is the …

Analogy – a cup of spilled coffee?

I love this analogy! You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere. Why did you spill the coffee? “Because someone bumped into me!!!”Wrong answer. You spilled the coffee because there was coffee in your cup. Had there been tea in …

Wisdom for the average person

Every time, I smile at a person, it is a gift from me to that person. Sometimes a person enters your life as a blessing while at other times a person may enter your life as a lesson. I I want to love, I must first learn to forgive. God did not call me to …

Why “tock tick” does not sound right . . .

The Rule of Ablautreduplication Why `tock-tick’ does not sound right to your ears. Ever wondered why we say: tick-tock, not tock-tick,  or  ding-dong,  not dong ding;  King Kong,  not Kong King…?  Turns out it is one of the unwritten rules of English that native speakers know without knowing. The rule, explains a BBC article, is: …

Bridge on the River of Choluteca

Quiet site – why?

Sorry my dear readers. I am in the midst of home renovations. House is not quite livable right now as we try to get all these things in order. Bear with me – I will be back online seriously once again in several weeks. Meanwhile . . .

Covid 19, poor man’s sorrow, rich man’s fight

Originally posted on Ground Reality of Covid:
Mumbai 26th July: At the Bandra Worli Sea link Toll station, I handed Rs 105 at the counter to a man wearing a cloth mask. He was wearing his mask under his nose. I thought to myself, what an idiot he is, he should be wearing a N…

Lockdown: “People’s Patience plunged”

Originally posted on Ground Reality of Covid:
“‘Grass is greener always on the other side.” Soothsayer’s golden wisdom. “‘ When will the schools reopen! When will I be able to get back to my routine! When will I get back to office and meet my colleagues! When will I able to reopen my business! I…

To understand the covid-19 pandemic better

How the deadly new coronavirus has wreaked havoc over past 7 months Posted in Khaleej Times, GCC, 16 July 2020  © Provided by Khaleej Times How the deadly new coronavirus has wreaked havoc over past 7 months What is this enemy? Seven months after the first patients were hospitalised in China battling an infection doctors had …