Falling in the Bathroom..!
I still remember that day, I slipped and fell in the bathroom. My feet shot into the air and I fell with a thud on my back. I gingerly opened eyes and found that except for a slightly bruised elbow, I was none the worse for wear. I cautiously glanced…
Welcome Good and Faithful Servant..!
A year ago, on that morning of July 5th in a hospital in Mumbai, a voice spoke, “You’re free Father Stan!” “Free? How can I be free, I’ve been languishing in prison for over eight months! Hey!” “What?” “I’m supposed to be deaf, but I can hear you clearly!” “Look…
Ma, I’m an Idiot!
“Mother!” cried the little girl, “I don’t want to go to college anymore! The lecturer called me an idiot!” The mother left her cooking and walked over to where her daughter sat, “And are you one?” “I don’t know!” whispered the girl and the mother watched sadly as a tear…
Heaven with Bach and Shakespeare..!
Tears of ecstasy rolled down my cheeks as I listened to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and as the choir thundered in German, ‘Deine Zauber binden wieder, Was die Mode streng geteilt. I sang along, ‘Alle Menschen werden Brüder, Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt!’ The music slowly stopped, but tears kept flowing,…
Walking or Treadmilling..!
“It’s raining in January!” said my treadmill with a black disgruntled look. “So?” “Why did you go for a walk in the rains, you could have used me instead!” “What could you have offered me, “I asked, “that is better than my walk outside? Could you have offered me the…