Among several organisational changes was a shift in the reporting officer of A, from B to C. Now, C had not interacted significantly with A earlier. But A had a history with B’s colleague-friend – D, and a turbulent one at that. This put the start of A and C’s brand-new and theoretically unadulterated reportingContinue reading “Being who you are”
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Don’t be a MiG-21
IAF grounded 60 MiG-21 Bison for checks after May 8. Thus went a news headline of May 21, 2023. According to a veteran fighter pilot quoted in the news item, “…the MiG-21s with their design limitations can be highly unforgiving when coupled with inadequate flying skills, lack of situational awareness and errors of judgement byContinue reading “Don’t be a MiG-21”
Captaining Life
A certain ex-captain of the cricket team of our neighbouring country is facing ignominy and may be behind bars soon. Feted for his alround performance that aged and flowered like French wine, he could not remain a captain either for life or of life. Many of his less acknowledged compatriots from the same or differentContinue reading “Captaining Life”
Aerobic Love
Dr. Adizes says, “Love without depending”; Michael Singer says, “Clinging (and resistance) brings suffering”. Expectations, demand and rightfulness are the spores of what seems like love but is parasitism. Sri Sri says: Love comes with this tail called problems. If you love objects more, then that becomes greed. If you love people more, it isContinue reading “Aerobic Love”
The Stalker
In the mornings, the earlier I enter the colony park, the better it is – not many joggers, walkers or lazy strollers are around to occupy the walking trail and affect my flow. On some days, however, the later I enter the park it feels better because I can see life happening and many familiarContinue reading “The Stalker”
Micro-violence: The Slow Poison
In the locality I reside in, there are four, street-adopted canines. I get a chance to observe them closely during my daily morning walk. Off and on, I find one or the other of them limping (though by the Almighty’s grace and active intervention by a noble soul in our neighbourhood, s/he recovers and startsContinue reading “Micro-violence: The Slow Poison”
Elevate The Moment
“To progress, society doesn’t need ‘leaders’ anymore. […] When we will all see our role in society as servants, we will all light up the sky together like countless stars on a dark night. Don’t think of society as the sky on a full moon night. The moon’s harsh light blinds us to the trueContinue reading “Elevate The Moment”
Humility
If Audible was like an old style audio cassette tape, the chapter on Humility in Robert A. Emmons’ ‘Gratitude Works‘ in my library, would have long worn out due to over-use. So, when we started reflecting on ‘Humility in the Continuum of Conviction and Curiosity’ in an online pod with ServiceSpace, I embraced the exerciseContinue reading “Humility”
Impressions
As she boarded the school bus parked along the huge playground she so much adored, Bammu was happy and satiated with her day well-spent, just like it was on every school-day she had known, in anticipation of the one coming up next. As her eyes scanned the insides of the bus, she found a fewContinue reading “Impressions”
Emptying Your Way To Freedom
What do we mean when we say that s/he’s a mess. More often than not, this is intended to announce a person’s appearance, the way a person maintains and manages one’s material possessions, surroundings and also oneself and one’s relationships. Can a seemingly systematic person be a mess? Like a near swan-like serenity, masking aContinue reading “Emptying Your Way To Freedom”
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