Water is a colorless liquid that changes the properties of several other fluids. Water is an unassuming element that never asserts its own identity. It unleashes destruction on the planet, when powered by dark, underground forces, seething in its belly. Is that really a chosen role assumed? One suspects stronger powers forcing its hand, using … Continue reading Reflections
The sailors had been ferrying people from the port to The Picnic Island for several years. The decks had seen a lot of partying and merrymaking, as they sailed on choppy seas in the dark, and brought back the revellers safely to the shore. Very few stopped to notice a forlorn-looking waitress, with empty eyes, … Continue reading Picnic Island
The table was laid, and she looked wistfully at the slightly wilted blooms. The butler awaited instructions with bated breath, as he made preparations for dinner, but did not start cooking. The lady of the house, framed in the picture, looked at her lonely husband, and wondered if her children would dissolve their differences, and … Continue reading The Birthday Dinner
We wring our hands in despair and boil inside with rage as the realization strikes, how we have created you in our own image. Inspired by SAll New Writers' Quote Challenge https://haddonmusings.com/2017/01/12/all-new-writers-quote-challenge-11/#more-2569
The village had been deserted a few weeks ago, as terrorist threats loomed large. His head struck a bag hanging from the ceiling. What could it be, in this abandoned place? His military training compelled him to check. It could be a detonatory device that would explode in a few seconds. A heap of undelivered … Continue reading The Mission
Virus looked at the beautiful girl, and smiled. How badly did he want to hug and kiss her, feel her creamy, smooth, flawless skin, and ……. change the landscape forever? Yes. The landscape had changed, and Virus was trying to breathe again. Oxygen smelt so different from the nitrogen, that it was used to. He … Continue reading Reclaiming the Planet
If the sky is still blue, where does this golden light emanate from? Where does this doorway lead to? Is somebody trying to confine the sun, but is unable to contain its brilliance? The Sun emits signals of its existence, and rays of hope to all those who need it. The Earth needs it, the … Continue reading What time of the day is it??
Thank you, Sue Vincent, for having me on your site.
The earth rotates at a speed of 1040 miles per hour. While we are in a jet or Ferrari, we do not feel the speed or movement. It is because we are moving with it at the same speed.
We are in a constant state of flux – physical, mental and emotional, along with all the molecules and neurons that constitute our being. Yet, we do not feel it. The slow accretion of imperceptible change transforms us every moment, and one fine day, we sit up and ask “Why don’t I feel or react the same way, as I did 10 years ago?”
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The earth rotates at a speed of 1040 miles per hour. While we are in a jet or Ferrari, we do not feel the speed or movement. It is because we are moving with it at the same speed.
We are in a constant state of flux – physical, mental and emotional, along with all the molecules and neurons that constitute our being. Yet, we do not feel it. The slow accretion of imperceptible change transforms us every moment, and one fine day, we sit up and ask “Why don’t I feel or react the same way, as I did 10 years ago?”
We need to stop and look inwards, and feel the change. It is good to have a 360 degree feedback. But it is much better to have companions in your thought process, who validate your assumptions and conclusions, with their experience-shares. Reading and interacting open up this…
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The source of this quote is unknown. Written for All New Writers' Quote Challenge on Haddon's Musings https://haddonmusings.com/2017/01/05/all-new-writers-quote-challenge-9/#more-2509
I have lived and loved here I know the pattern in every leaf the life that water hides the fragrance of the soil the moss that grows besides. I yearn to know who invites me for a ride? My heart aches to explore new horizons the fantasy that carries me to a new world, … Continue reading Fantasy
