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Our Country’s Strong Leaders..!
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Our Country’s Strong Leaders..!
February 8, 2023 Robert Clements 0

As I glanced at the papers today, all of them mentioning different leaders in our country, I came across some thoughts by Steve Goodier on leadership, and added some of…

The Catfish In Your Tank..!
The Catfish In Your Tank..!
February 7, 2023 1

On a visit to a physiotherapist, an exercise she prescribed for a painful right shoulder was the putting of my left arms against my right. “Clasp both your palms together…

Just Beyond The Leaf..!
Just Beyond The Leaf..!
February 6, 2023 6

“Goodbye!” I used to shout. “Goodbye dad!” they shouted back. “Goodbye” I whispered and watched the retreating figures of my children. I waited at the window and watched them as…

Spreading Laughter, Through Inner Peace..!
Spreading Laughter, Through Inner Peace..!
February 5, 2023 6

He’s gone now, to the great beyond, but many years ago, as I returned from my walk, I used to find a slightly oldish man waiting for me, his back…

Blood Stains in a Church..!
Blood Stains in a Church..!
February 4, 2023 3

In my travels through Spain, Portugal and many other European countries I’m often told of some famous church I should visit in the vicinity, “Built in 1566!” says the guide….

Hindenburg and Misguided Nationalism..!
Hindenburg and Misguided Nationalism..!
February 3, 2023 4

As the might of superior American artillery rains on a heroic, yet poor, poverty-stricken billionaire, our battered countryman stands valiantly crying out to the world and fellow countrymen, not to…

Construction Angels or the Morgue..!
Construction Angels or the Morgue..!
February 2, 2023 5

As I bid farewell to the masons, carpenters and electricians and the last of the construction workers after they had repaired my old house, in the process carrying away three…

Being Secular and the Supreme Court..!
Being Secular and the Supreme Court..!
February 1, 2023 3

‘Be secular: Supreme Court on PIL for ban on parties with religious link’ TOI, 1st Feb “What’s the news in India?” asked my American friend, as I read an Indian…

Unplugged..!
Unplugged..!
January 31, 2023 6

Mornings are coffee time, and a time, which I spend most conscientiously brewing the concoction to perfection! Quite a few of my friends, knowing my love for the brew, send…

Excitement from Purpose..!
Excitement from Purpose..!
January 30, 2023 9

Once while conducting a workshop on ‘Purpose and the Job’ a participant stopped my talk and asked me, “I am a senior manager of a materials department and joined this…

BBC Ban and Barbed Barriers..!
BBC Ban and Barbed Barriers..!
January 29, 2023 12

Many, many decades ago, when I was around twelve, a cousin of mine, a medical student from the prestigious medical college in Vellore, presented me with, “An Area of Darkness”…

Churches, Courts and Lucifer..!
Churches, Courts and Lucifer..!
January 28, 2023 12

“When you have something against another Christian, why do you file a lawsuit and ask a secular court to decide the matter?” 1 Corinthians 6:1 Oh what a mockery we…

Sales, and Flying High like a Butterfly..!
Sales, and Flying High like a Butterfly..!
January 27, 2023 5

Something that excites me after the excitement of writing is teaching and sales! Now that’s a very strange combination isn’t it? “Your passion for writing, we understand, teaching too,” say…

Adulation, Checks, and Balances..!
Adulation, Checks, and Balances..!
January 26, 2023 3

Bob’s Banter No man is a god! When man comes to power, he comes with a suitcase full of weaknesses, and one of them is adulation! Which man doesn’t love…

The Garden and the Gardener..!
The Garden and the Gardener..!
January 25, 2023 1

Was sitting in my garden this morning, when I was struck by the sheer beauty all around, the joy the different shades of green gave out, and looking more closely…

The Charge of Our Light Brigade..!
The Charge of Our Light Brigade..!
January 24, 2023 1

“Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!” he said. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward, the Light Brigade!” Was there a man dismayed? Not though…

Your Taxes as Bribes..!
Your Taxes as Bribes..!
January 23, 2023 4

And during the next elections as different parties promise freebies to the poor, and the same poor people with stars in their eyes jump to claim them, remember it’s your…

Don’t Run, Face It..!
Don’t Run, Face It..!
January 22, 2023 1

“I’ll have another drink,” he told the waiter. “It’s your fourth,” I said. “So you’re good at counting,” he acknowledged. “Don’t you think you’ve had enough?” “I know when to…

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