Dance, Stillness and Joy..!
The peepul tree that grows over my home, is quite literally a source of inspiration for me. This morning as I sipped my coffee and looked up at its majestic branches, I wondered at how still the leaves were. Now a peepul leaf is quite different from other leaves as…
You’re Not A Chicken..!
“..Cat thinks he’s a chicken; an Australian cat has begun to fancy himself as a chicken, and is taking his new role seriously….” You’ve heard of strange things, men who think they’re women, women who act like men, adults who still think they’re children, many such in this world right?…
Joyless Face of the Billionaire..!
As I hear about this or that billionaire, becoming the richest or the second richest man, or making it to the Fortune 500 list, I wonder whether they ever enjoy the happiness their wealth should give them? I’ve never seen joy on their faces! Yes, there’s the fixed plastic smile…
The Stray Cat and Forgiveness..!
Somewhere in a Mumbai suburban housing colony, a stray cat which was being fed by an animal lover, was taken out of the society by a person who did not love animals and dumped at a market. The lady who fed the poor cats and dogs was a religious person…
The ‘Mellow’ People..!
So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth… New King James Version How easy to be lukewarm or mellow! We don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings, step on another’s toes! We want to be liked by the community around,…
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.