https://open.spotify.com/episode/0zsB7zCQN2K8DUi2DvghXo?si=46b820a7f6cb4df7 Alone, under attack, seen as a threat, victim of known and unknown forces …. this summarises her life. She does not understand why life is so difficult. Why is she unable to glide as smoothly as others, on the path to success? Difficult relationships suffocate her. Somebody recommends a highly acclaimed mystic healer, who … Continue reading Widdershins
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1xa508aKqkvTdKteEqP87u?si=c1ab7addc38d44e5 “I don’t want that empty space in the shelf to become a negative space, to take away something from the future.” “I guess we’ll put some games and toys there.” The librarian thinks aloud. “No. It needs to be a value-add, not a filler.” “What do you have in mind?” “Books on financial literacy. … Continue reading Empty space
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xFLfmdC0EAvPv0UAJ4Rbj?si=347c12a0fff74a2e I looked up at Sangeeta as a mentor - my research guide at one stage. The bonding continued over books, coffee and no-holds-barred discussions. She stayed alone, but connected to the world with her writing. Her amazing clarity of thought often created discomfort, as the paradigm shift created by her vision made people feel … Continue reading A creative life
https://open.spotify.com/episode/69BaFEV2EcmTnFkSMjkuqB?si=22e0137abfc7463b The startup rolls out a scheme to hire experienced candidates wanting to join after a break. The HR manager is concerned about the increase in cost. He opines they can hire freshers at lower salaries and train them. “We are in D2C (Direct to Customer) business where people experience matters,” says the COO. “Fresh … Continue reading Matured
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jQEz3pIf9zVVuegisWFOe?si=c0cd5ad73f2544fb Why do clouds look like angry birds, hungry for revenge on invisible enemies? Anger lives in territories of its own, with deep roots and repressed emotions. It changes its language, depending on who or what it is directed at. I wonder if they recognise their own reflections. How do they label it? Angry birds … Continue reading Anger
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oNJv5qTNzZYBSCv4GZqGP?si=a1be54205c5149e5 Can exuberant personalities pale into insignificance on hearing a few words? I felt my sister shrinking in size as she struggled to assimilate what she had just learnt. “Is that true, Ronit!?” The executor of the will had just informed her that she inherits the vacation home in Goa along with the personal belongings … Continue reading Delivery
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bQwNbfCAOWgaYPFRYJbbG?si=3ce8bbabb8cc4da3 The brush feels awkward between my fingers. I’d rather draw dark figures with a charcoal pencil. I’m trained to do that, and it feels effortless. I see kids handle the brush deftly. Splashes of paint blossom into flowers. Onlookers in the cafe make me self-conscious. I don’t want to fail or look stupid. The … Continue reading Unfolding
His expression is different tonight, “I’ve been working 14-hour days. Don’t you think I deserve humanistic treatment other than a raise?” “We like people to be obliged, so a raise is possible. But that word ‘humanistic’ - my answer to your Goodnight will be Goodbye.” https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/01/01/weekend-writing-prompt-242-goodnight/
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6JUTwUulKb1SK43rYr3K0L?si=86fefb3801b14682 The much-hyped magic show is a flop, as people walk out of the auditorium before the show ends. Discussions abound backstage later, “I spent ten years of my life learning the tricks, so you can’t discredit me with non-performance.” A senior from the audience places his hand on the distraught young man’s shoulder, “It’s … Continue reading Magic
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7uornYIzQ74DC4LCdLLPig?si=d962e194e2c84acc The season of cheer is over. Santa moves back to familiar environs of comfort after doling out promises and gifts. The pall bearers of dreams carry the carriers away. Coloured wrapping paper is strewn all around carrying different stories of ecstasy and disappointment. A child exclaims, “Mosquitoes sparkle so much in December.” The homeless … Continue reading Cycles of cheer
