A Humble Spirit..!
As a child, something that used to puzzle me was why Jesus was born in a humble cattle shed? Why couldn’t he have been born in a palace? Later, in that lowly birth, I realized what humility really is. I like the story of a young woman who wanted to…
Where’s My Coffee Mug?
This happened last year in America, when I was visiting: Even the kitchen looks unfamiliar in the early hours of the morning and with a scowl on my face I open the top drawer where I’m sure my daughter had said the mugs were kept, but a packet of coffee…
Man In The Arena..!
His name was Kumar and he was my best friend in school. A little fellow, compared to me, who was lean and lanky, he was short and squat. Kumar was a fighter, he could knock out any guy in class, and most kept away from his tough hands. But one…
Interviewing a World Champion..!
My phone rang as I drove home one night many years ago. It was from a newspaper I wrote for, “Would you like to interview Evander Holyfield, the boxer?” “Ofcourse,” I said and images came to me of a badly bruised boxing heavy weight with a part of his ear…
Words That Make a Difference..!
It was my late mother some years ago who sent me this meaningful piece, maybe remembering how I was so terrible at mathematics in school. A story about how just one word of praise helped a shy student break through a mental block. Eric, like me, never very confident in…