“Bob,” she wept on the phone, “I don’t have a job!” “How’s that?” I asked, very surprised, “You have many years before retirement and you’re good at your work, I thought?” “That’s what I thought too,” she whispered, “But a young boss took over and he felt that I didn’t…
Father Stan, Shepherds and Angels..!
Leo Tolstoy, the great Russian author, writes about walking down a street and passing a beggar. Tolstoy reached into his pocket to give the beggar some money, but alas, his pocket was empty. Turning to the beggar, Tolstoy told him, “I’m sorry brother, but I have nothing to give!” The…
A God for All..!
Mary was astounded! Yes, she had understood the shy shepherds who came to greet her son in the manger. She must have shook her head in gratitude at the beasts in the stable who kept ever so quiet as her new born baby slept, but a few months later, she…
And the Baby Kicked Mary..!
Mary smiled as the baby inside her gave a kick, “I know you’re waiting to meet the world!” she whispered to the unborn child inside her, “But there’s still a week to go!” “Rest little one inside me, there’s a world of love and hate waiting to meet you! I…
Journalists as Prophets..!
Many years ago, my column was read by a well-known person in Canada, who decided he would write to me in the email address generally carried beneath my column. After a few complementary lines on my article, he concluded by saying “Bob, the journalists of today are like the prophet…
Painful Unhealed Symptoms..!
A few years ago, I experienced excruciating pain one night! I swallowed painkillers, tried a hot massage, placed ice on my shoulder and arm but the ache refused to go. It came in spasms and my wife watched in dismay as I grimaced with every new attack. I hardly slept….
Painted Yellow..!
A couple of years ago as a member of an international social organization the club had a problem in hand and a decision had to be made. The committee that met were divided on how to handle the issue and a vote was called for. Each member was asked for…
Pretty Woman..!
Ever so often I see a husband and wife pair who look like ‘beauty and the beast’ and I find myself wondering what ever made the pretty girl marry such an ugly fellow or vice versa, and then in the course of conversation I find them telling me about the…
Passion Hits a Crescendo..!
Last evening was when passion hit a crescendo, when I saw incredible talent win over age! To conduct a choir at the age of ninety, and to bring a perfect rendition of a Capella singing, is nothing short of an unimaginable miracle! Conducting is no mean task, and pulls out…
Not Tongue In Cheek..!
A wise old bird sat on an oak- The more he saw, the less he spoke. The less he spoke, the more he heard, Lord make me like that wise old bird … Anon Sometime back I decided not to carry my cell phone with me. I managed to do…
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.