Stop Lying, It’s a Bad Policy..!
With our country getting to be the biggest creator of Fake News, we also have the unenviable distinction of being the biggest liars. But lying isn’t good for business, or whatever else you are doing? Good old honesty is still the best policy. That one can still be counted a…
Skipping Your Meals?
Very often I hear men and women saying very proudly how they skip meals. “I don’t have breakfast!” says a fast paced executive. “Me neither!” says his secretary. “Why do you do this?” I ask, surprised. “No time Bob, no time,” they say, and it’s for them and many others…
Trust and Mistrust..!
When we are strong and physically able, how easy it is to trust everybody! We do so because we have complete confidence in ourselves, that in case of any trouble, our strength, both physical and mental, will take care of the situation. But as we age, this confidence grows weaker….
Two Wives..!
Quite often some public figure caught in the public glare, having a rollicking time with someone other than his wife, exclaims, “Leave my private life alone!” What he means is that he’s got two lives, one for the public eye and the other not for us to look at. And…
Demanding a Better Place..!
When I go to hear a friend or colleague speak, or attend a service, I love sitting in as inconspicuous a place as possible. There are many reasons for doing so, one, because I’ve come for the specific purpose of listening to someone speak, and secondly my thoughts are not…
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.