Many of us reach a stage when we stop trusting others. A friend of mine lent his empty house free to others whenever they needed it for weddings and other functions, till one day the person he gave it to, didn’t give him back his key till my friend asked…
God Speaks Out Loud and Clear..!
“God doesn’t speak anymore!” whispered the frail old lady to her daughter, who sat by her bedside one Christmas eve, “Not the way he spoke to Abraham and Isaac, not anymore, not the way He spoke to Moses and the others, God doesn’t speak anymore, though I pray to Him…
National Security in Lilliput..!
In the island of Lilliput, the people were unhappy; they wanted to change from the gods of their forefathers to another God. “He’s a living God!” they said. “Well we’ve all been living with the same gods for centuries!” sneered the chief. “But we would like to try out this…
Problems as Big as a Ship..!
A close friend of mine sent me this WhatsApp message, which read, ‘Your problems might be as big as a ship, but God will give you a solution as wide as the ocean!’ I pondered on this awhile this morning, and slowly realized there was a lot of truth in…
Praying Over a Septic Tank..!
A teacher pointed out a young child to me, “She’s good,” said the teacher, “she knows all the answers but hesitates to put up her hand!” “Why?” I asked bewildered. “She’s scared to be wrong!” said the teacher. A humorous story has it that a newly appointed young clergy person…
A Ghost Wearing a Helmet..!
‘A ghost wearing a helmet,’ I said watching the eerie figure of a skeleton dancing up and down in front of me. ‘I thought you guys had a thick skull, I never knew ghost wore helmets.’ ‘If I’d only worn one when I was alive, I wouldn’t be a ghost…
She Smelt of Soap..!
He sat in his room, an old man, the pain was killing him, his arthritis was getting worse and as he looked at the faded pictures adorning his walls of children far away, his heart ached. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. She stood outside the door of his flat, “I’m Diana’s…
Pakistan Cheering for India..!
On silver sands on a beachfront a pair of reading glasses looked myopically at the sea. They belonged to me. I discovered they were missing only after reaching home. Couldn’t find my spare pair either, nor the ones made for computer screen. I could do everything but read. The morning…
It Still Rained..!
“Push the clouds to the side please!” I prayed this morning, as I watched dark, rain clouds coming towards me from afar. It had started as a sunny day and I’d gone to my terrace garden as usual, along with my dog and was playing with him, after which I…
Open the Door, Step Out..!
Met a friend of mine, and we spent some time chatting with each other. “You know Bob,” he said, “I grew up in Ahmadabad and when I told my family I was going to Mumbai they asked me if I had taken leave of my senses. They told me how…
Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.