I’ve fought a lifelong battle with tact and diplomacy – which I am told one cannot survive without, in certain settings. It goes under the garb of etiquette, manners and emotional intelligence. I understand that things need to be put across in a manner others can relate to, without feeling devastated. I understand skimming … Continue reading Tactless
Welcome to Week 47! Writers love exploring inner worlds, which is but their unique reflection on the outer world. I am sure sanyasis living alone in forests or hilltops respond to the elements of nature around them. A solitary, unconnected existence appears to be impossible. And if we are just blocks of a structure, or … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge – Week 47
ground-shifting energy feeling feet have changed sparkling brilliance interpretations changed sky is not the limit any more as we move it with augmented reality infusing imagination core consciousness - a universal mirage or concealed wisdom? Impermanence - the only truth. The sun smiles at its relative immortality Reena's Exploration Challenge #Week … Continue reading Relative Immortality
Welcome to Week 45! PROMPT The format can be a a story/poem/rant/anecdotes/journalistic coverage of events/ reflections/history/geography/memory as usual. Pour out, and let it flow unhindered like the rain. Here’s my take to start Piece 1 nothingness of sky transparency of water permit reflections outlining of shapes interpretations galore Piece 2 rains wetting the earth … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 45
PROMPT RESPONSE It’s not about flaunting a higher intellect. It’s not about skipping the bits and bytes of a story. It is just about simplifying a complex network of thoughts, sounds and deeds into an easily digestible, small capsule. Then, why does abstraction put me off? Am I too lazy to make an effort to … Continue reading Backgrounds
Prompt Death does not scare me. I am prepared for it anytime, any moment. But …. I wish it is not painful. I wish that a long-drawn illness does not strip my family of all resources. I wish that I do not meet the people I’ve hated on the other end. Death, allow me to … Continue reading Be Not Vain
Equality is a myth, a mirage to keep people busy chasing something. Equality assumes sameness, which is invisible to normal human or vision. We are similar at the atomic or molecular level, but we do not carry the visual aids and devices to see that all the time. Outwardly, we have different forms, shapes and … Continue reading Myth of Equality