One of my favourite things to do in life is to open the cupboard kept in our bedroom and look into it. My cherished cupboard of books! The cupboard is in a bedroom of our beautiful apartment that overlooks two lovely coconut trees on which birds plonk and chirp throughout the day. The bedroom enjoys sunshine, breeze and the balcony is open to the sky. Another of my favourite settings. Wind, sun, open spaces and stars! Holding a book in…
Parched and pained in the prison of circumstances, tired of obligations. It seemed like I had reached a point of break off. I was saturated. I wanted to run away afar to endless vast open spaces, feel free like a bird in the sky. As always, stones and mountains beckoned me. When the wind blew, it whispered something into my desperate soul. When I touched stones and wondered at the stillness of granites and sand used in ancient temples, they…
Many of us are and were hooked on to the popular television series Game of Thrones which concluded recently. After experiencing shock and horror while watching the first few episodes, one gets used to the gory scenes. Friends turn foes overnight. It takes only a few seconds for the Starks to get brutally slaughtered. You don’t even get moments to feel angst and regret for the blood-laden and scattered dead bodies of the Starks. It is all over in a…
“The environment has gathered me in illusion. I can feel gray clouds hovering above my head. My purpose is shrouded because I have surrendered to the environment. They say and I believe. The genius loses path and becomes a mediocre. Absence of focus. Who is it? Environment or me?” Each of us predominantly carries a persona that is both directly and indirectly a result of the environment in which we grew up and exist in at the moment. We are…
A close friend once wondered if she would experience identity crisis when she went abroad to study further. She was enthusiastic about her future academic plans and like best pals we were discussing every detail. Typically, some form of culture shock and loneliness are inevitable. I don’t think one experiences identity crisis only when one has to stay in an unknown country for a period of time. Amidst us there are definitely souls searching for their identities and are unaware….