Life’s battles don’t always go, to the stronger or faster man, But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who sees he can! The above lines were copied neatly by me in longhand on a piece of paper, when a teenager, and stuck near my bed. That’s…
How Dare You..!
As I see more and more youngsters in the country jailed because they dared question, I remember an episode involving my own daughter, who decided to voice her protest. No, it wasn’t about climate change or farmers protests, but something she felt her priest hadn’t handled well. She wrote a…
Wearing Pink Pajamas..!
“Pink pajamas!” I roared as I tore open the parcel and looked at the pajamas that the online store had sent me, “I ordered brown not pink!” “Check whether it’s comfortable!” said the practical wife. “But who wears pink pajamas!” I muttered and then slipped into them, “Wow!” I said….
Pulling Up A Crop..!
Very often when I send my column to the papers after writing, I never know who it has touched and what the results of my words are, and I think how often we are so impatient to see the results of some effort we are putting ourselves into, maybe some…
Cutting Edge ‘Axe’ Technology..!
There’s a war going on and it’s time we became aware of it, or we’ll soon be destroyed. And it’s not the battle twixt the virus and the vaccine, which even though deadly, still isn’t laying low it’s foes, as the one going on between the latest knowledge and a…
The Spanner, Screwdriver, Hammer Box..!
The mechanic who’d come over to repair my broken fender, stood in front of my car, “Sir!” he said happily, “as soon as I got sahibs phone call, I took my spanners, pliers, hammer and screwdriver…” “And jack!” I reminded him. “Yes sir, and jack, and came over here!” “Why…
Wings..!
’Twas a few years ago, a sense of sadness crept over me, and I wrote this piece: ‘She leaves tomorrow, my little one, back to the US to complete her studies. This morning I peeped into her bedroom, and the mirror opposite reflected her face, innocent in sleep, a face…
Lady Liberty and Impeachment..!
’Tis not often Liberty Island ferrymen and those that ply the Ellis island ferry around New York show agitation. “She was crying,” said a ferryman to his wife that night, “I swear I saw them tears roll down the Statue of Liberty’s cheeks!” “Oh, the poor thing!” cried his wife….
Just One Step Away..!
I love playing cricket, and even now am called down by the local Royal Blues team to play for them, especially when they have a player short. They tell me they love the four I pull over the bowler’s head and I laugh, because I know that that shot came…
Choosing Wealth, Success, or Love?
What would you choose today, wealth, success, or love? But before you answer, here’s a story for today, when we celebrate love! A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said…
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.