The festival of love and light!
Diwali used to be a celebration of light; the triumph of good over evil.The day used to be filled with joy. I’d get new clothes, burst crackers, have fun with my folks. One unfortunate year, I developed an allergy to dust, smoke, pollution, and such. As the years passed by:I stopped bursting crackersI stopped going to the Diwali Pooja at our factoryI stopped going out of the house to meet everyoneI stopped celebrating DiwaliI confined myself to a room with an air purifier f…
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Pouring Your Heart Out!
If you poured your heart out, would they listen to you. If they listened, would they care enough to do something about it?When you are pouring your heart out, it’s not elegant. It is raw and messy and feels somewhat gooey as well.It no longer feels like a cathartic experience. Now it feels like a door opened and everything you held dear in your heart bled away in the abyss of nothingness.You are scared that you would get hurt. Is this relationship doomed?Why is your problemo…
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Repeat After Me: Love Is Patient! Love Is Kind!
…love bears all things, believes all things, endures all things!—First Corinthians 13:7 Some people (who are in love) often express their need for their partner. However, some others folks in love refuse to believe that someone else could be essential for them in order to exist. I have been a bit of both and I still keep jumping from one side to the other.I know that it is possible to survive without someone you love. But is mere survival enough? Well, you don’t always get a …
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Do You Have the Luxury of Saying No?
‘NO,’ probably the word (or sign) modern parenting styles advise you not to introduce to your newborn child. As I don’t understand the reasons behind this theory nor do I have the power to implement this method, my 10-month old nephew has learned how to say no.I love kids for their no-fudge given attitude, among other things; while I may find myself or other fellow adults being cautious of ruffing some feathers, kids freely refuse to deal with people they don’t wish to inter…
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