They Know Not What They Do..!
Yesterday at the writer’s class I conduct I spoke on words uttered on the cross by Jesus that has impacted my thinking and those words are that of a dying Jesus, being murdered by the soldiers and priests who cries out to a God above, “Father forgive them, for they…
Accepting Our Differences..!
Was quite piqued, my friend did not understand the logic of my point, in the argument he and I had got into, “It’s so simple!” I said exasperatedly, “I can’t figure why you can’t see it as plainly as I do!” A third friend with us said wisely, “Bob, if…
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…
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.