Tackling Death and the Unknown..!
Most everyone is scared of the unknown. When we board a plane, we are just a bit terrified, as we know that soon we will not be in control. When we leave our home in the morning, we spy a black cat and wonder what’s in store for us, even…
Pointed Ears..!
Yesterday I got a note from a reader, saying, “Bob, I long for the day when I won’t have any more problems!” And I thought of Mr Pointed Ears! Some ten years ago, a new dog, with long pointed ears, entered the colony I live in. Nobody wanted the new…
Freedom, Beyond the Door..!
Met a friend of mine a few days ago and we spent some time chatting with each other. He had done pretty well for himself, with a business going great guns. “You know Bob,” he said, “I grew up in Ahmedabad and when I told my family I was going to…
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…