When You Trust Nobody..!
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…
Unhappy with Your Looks?
There are many who are not happy with our looks and here’s a true story related by someone who went in for surgery: ‘The plastic surgeon, a good fifteen years my senior, was a very attractive man. “Hmmm,” he said quietly. “Are you a model?” “Is he kidding?” I asked…
Another Dad in The Hills..!
One of my most vivid childhood memories and one I will always treasure is that of the awesome Nandi hills in the distance. I accepted those hills as part of my landscape and grew to love the evenings, when back from school, studying subjects I couldn’t staunch, I gazed at…
Arranging Our Mind In Advance..!
The ninety two year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady after many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. “I love it,” she stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy. “Mrs….
Take Your Eyes Off the Old..!
Leaving your comfort zone is very difficult and sometimes painful. In my book, DARE, I have a chapter, “Dare to leave your comfort zone” but today I’m not going to quote from my book, but from a story, possibly a true one, written by Katherina Seidler: ‘The waves were rhythmically…
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.