“Oh Bob!” she said as she held my arm, “where’ve you been?” “Bbbut, bbbut,” I stammered, “I just missed coming here once!” “I missed you,” she said and just as I was getting ready to fall into her arms I saw her eyes flit to someone else in the room…
The Almost People…!
And in my imagination, I am given a glimpse of hell. The fires rage, and flames almost, yes almost come to where I am as I look down. Most of those below, though dreading the flames that scorch them, still bear no remorse, because in their minds, they feel they…
And the Mandir Groaned…!
Be it Diwali, Christmas, or Navratri, we need to abide by the laws about noise or loudspeakers put in place by governments and courts, but I do remember, this man… He walked by the revellers at the local Navratri night. Walked straight to the makeshift temple with all eyes on…
The Problem Could Be You..!
A friend of mine called me desperately, “You’ve got to help me, Bob!” he pleaded, “My wife has started becoming very cold to me. I suspect she is having an affair with her boss. He’s a very moneyed man, and I am sure he has won the affection of my partner!”…
Facing the Unfamiliar..!
Facing the unfamiliar is not something we love, especially being children of routine, but it could turn out fun, as mine did, a few years ago, when there was no lunch laid out for me that day: It’s a habit of mine to leave my front door open, while I…
Gestures of the Heart..!
Even a small gesture impacts us, doesn’t it? African-American poet Countee Cullen spent the summer when he was eight in Baltimore, Maryland. Shortly after he arrived he noticed a little white boy staring at him. Countee smiled, but the little boy did not smile back. Instead, he stuck out his…
The Mahatma’s Cleanliness Drive…!
“Our greatest ability as humans is not to change the world, but change ourselves,” …… Mahatma Gandhi. And as the nation went on a cleaning spree yesterday, with most everyone taking a broom and sweeping beaches, grounds, and everywhere where the lens of the camera could reach, I imagined…
A Joker and His Jokes..!
There’s not a day going by when we are not bombarded with jokes through Facebook, WhatsApp or other social media outlets. Billions of such gags, funny yarns and wise cracks travel cyber space tirelessly round the clock hoping that at their journey’s end they will evoke laughter to the…
Christians and the Healing Touch…!
Yesterday evening, I was asked by the Visitation Sisters of Don Bosco to give a message and I spoke on the ‘Healing Touch’. For me it was a wonderful opportunity to speak on the role of Christians today in our country. Most of the time in talks, seminars and webinars…
Love Should Not Be Blind..!
A reader of mine has asked me to write about love! Ah love: What a beautiful feeling isn’t it? Suddenly the world changes, dark clouds become bright sky, gloomy days become joyful, and quiet men and women get swept away in a form of ecstatic madness! I have seen shy…
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.