Tom came over to my home. He walked with a pronounced limp, dragging his leg behind him, his right hand hanging useless at his side. He sat down, his eyes wet with tears. “Why doesn’t God heal me?” he asked bitterly. “Why should He?” I asked. “Because I pray for…
Facing Rejection Head-On..!
Sorry folks I’m not talkin’ ‘bout those rejected by their lovers, but I’m talkin’ of we poor writers and the continuous rejection we face as we try to build a career in writing. History is replete with examples of writing that was rejected time and again that finally made the…
Encouragement Power..!
I see lots and lots of children going back to school after the lockdown, but there’s little joy on their faces; instead looks of stress and tension cloud their otherwise smiling young visages. “What’s happening?” I ask a youngster walking along with his mother. “He’s got his exams today,” says…
I Have Problems..!
How nice life would be with no problems, right? You get up in the morning, and there’s a calm, a peace, a wonderful feeling of quiet because, wow, there’s no problem! You smile to yourself, and drift back into sleep, because there’s really nothing to apply your mind to, today!…
Palm Sunday..!
Today is Palm Sunday; when many years ago, men and women lined the streets of Jerusalem, waving palm leaves and shouting ‘hosanna’, as Jesus rode in on a donkey. It was five days before he would be crucified on the cross; a few days before he would stare down at…
Veto the Bullies Veto..!
It’s time the veto was vetoed! Where else but in the United Nations do you have a few nations with power to tell the world that black is white? That’s exactly what the veto does. Instead of having a democratic equality a veto gives power to a huge bully to…
You Need This Magic Ring..!
Very often I see people adding one more alphabet to their name, or some other such thing, but here’s a magic inscription you should write on your ring, and it will do wonders for you! One day, a king decided to humble his most trusted minister. He told the minister,…
Shared Tears for Ukraine and Others..!
……….The compassion that you see in the kindhearted is God’s compassion: he has given it to them to protect the helpless……… …… Sri Ramakrishna. As I hear about the deaths due to bombings in Ukraine my heart goes out to the suffering families and yet I know there is more…
Shame..!
Was listening with tears in my eyes to a powerful talk by Monica Lewinsky! (Snigger! Chuckle! Giggle! Laugh aloud!) I know what images it conjures to your mind; a fallen woman, a slut, whore, home breaker! But even as you utter such in your mind, even as the world shouted…
Friendships are For Always..!
How do you handle a reunion, either school or college? Where one finds friends one hasn’t met in years, many who were very close, some unfortunately haven’t done as well as the others, and an awkward period of readjustments follow. But should there be these new adjustments? Can’t a relationship…
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.