All of us are traders of reality in this market of life. Some of us trade for the present, some for the future and some hold on to the bits and parts (most of the times worthless) from the past. It is a dance - where we most of the times hold on to what we have or acquired or make a sale depending on...

Clogged.

There are times I wake up in the middle of the night up to the thought that the people I care about are no longer there with me.Emotionally, I am feeling quite clogged from inside. It has been building up for quite some time now, nothing has helped in the least bit by recent events. Slowly and gradually,...

Another side of OUR nuturing act.

"She calls me atleast 4-5 times a day", A said."So! She loves you and she calls you. Nothing wrong in that", I tell him."Niks, I am in office. In the middle of work she calls and asks, "What are you doing? Jeez, what the hell am I going to do at office?"I chuckle. That indeed is not an appropriate question to ask. But we wimmen...."And if I have to include calls made to remind me to pay the electricity...

I often sit back and think - what would be our children's legacy? What qualities should we ingrain in them, which would help them live a rich, respectful and a meaningful life? Wealth and Education are important but I think more important are roots and the wings.Roots - they are the strong strings of our values and beliefs that bind us in in the fabric of life. The coming generation(s) must not be...

How often do we say this to someone, "I really am happy to be your friend. But, how I wish you were a little more understanding."Yeah, right! Replace the word 'understanding' with friendly, sensitive, tolerant, wise, or whatever word you may choose. We do this so often.!! We like a person (or people) for who they are, and also wish that we could change some facets of their personality. It's not about...

American (Express) Visa.

I was quite dissapointed, a few years ago, when my American visa was rejected. Damn, those stupid people! Anyways, today I met an uncle who was planning a trip to the U.S of A. My first question to him, "Uncle, have you got a visa"?. He told me, "Beta, I have been there 3 times earlier and I don't require any of 'those'.Wow! How lucky!, I thought.I asked him again. Only to confirm that my auditory...

Cleanliness, Ugh!

Spoke to V today. You can neva get tired speaking to her; she always has something to narrate about her fav. topic - her Husband. Today's topic was on Cleanliness."You know niks, 'S' (let's just take his initial) says he was obsessed with cleaninlines at one point in time.""I think cleanliness for him meant to brush his teeth once a week, take only "sunday" showers, and wear washed and ironed clothes...