As a child I don’t remember ever having to ask my dad or my mother, money for my daily needs. All the money that was needed for the day lay in a small glass bowl. It looked after bus fares, the loaf of bread for the evening, vegetables for the…
The Glass Bowl..!
Let Go, Let God..!
You would think this lockdown period would give us forced time to be still and rest, wouldn’t you? But from what I hear, worry, and despair, has made this quarantine a time of frenzied struggle. We are not battling with competitors outside but warring with imaginary demons inside our mind….
Introducing Jesus…!
….For whosoever shall be ashamed of Me and of My words, of him shall the Son of Man be ashamed when He shall come in His own glory… (Lk.9:26) Hi Mahesh!,” I said and smiled at my old friend as he came and sat next to me in the park,…
New Rules Outside Your Door..!
Most people have forgotten there’s a world outside their door, and governments all over the world are readying themselves to reteach people what lies outside! “We will be standing at the gates of each building and helping people to adjust to the world outside!” said one of the government trainers….
Plane Crash Before Takeoff..!
“Sir, do you know to fly this aircraft? Here are the instructions!” “No need for instructions, I know everything about flying!” A few years ago, a spanking new Airbus 340-600, the largest passenger aero-plane ever built, sat just outside its hangar in Toulouse, France without a single hour of airtime….
The Beauty Queen..!
At the world’s premier beauty pageant there is quite a buzz as the audience hears there is going to be just one judge for the beauty contest. “Ladies and gentlemen,” says the compere, pointing to an empty seat, “today we have the honour and privilege of having God as our…
Empty, Sacred, Holy, Religious Places..!
It was a unanimous decision by all the people staying in the housing complex, to find where God was. They decided to send a delegation to all the places of worship, and since the lockdown had been enforced and only one person could go out at a time, they decided…
Fear Outside, but Dad Behind Me ..!
The house I grew up in was an isolated one, and though it was fun to have huge fields outside and even a vineyard at the edge of those fields, for me, a youngster, not yet into his teens, the nights were scary. What was most scary was the whining,…
Monster Virus Visits the G20 Meet..!
It was after one of the recent G4, G8 or G20 summits, world leaders stood together for their final photo, all wearing COVID-19 prevention masks. But as the photographer with the biggest mask on his face, adjusted his camera, he saw a yellowish- green, six or eight legged monster ambling…
The Wife and the GPS Salesman..!
Once in a while I’ll need to remind you of the days before the Coronavirus, so that you’ll easily slip back into it, when all this tamasha gets over: The wife didn’t look happy when she announced there was somebody at the door, “He says he’s the GPS man!” said…