Hiranmayi

Happened to see a picture of a dismantled and disfigured door placed on a sewerage drain to cross over and reach the other side. Whosoever had come up with this idea, may be out of necessity needs much appreciation. So neatly and well placed to cross over the gutter, indeed is a brilliant idea. Contemplating on this picture with life, many broken doors as relationships, career growth and so many aspects in our daily lives can be related. Anything that doesn’t fit one’s desire can turn into a broken door. Invariably it gets closed and sometimes gets discarded too.  How about turning the same closed broken door to a bridge in whatever situation one is in. For that to happen, the first thing needs to be an emotional disconnect. One neither has to be in love nor needs to be in hate but to simply be grateful to what it had been and to what it can be now. It’s not about an utilitarian mind set but to just look at it as it is now. When that happens, sometimes it may have to be discarded w...

"Servant" is what the label the society has offered her for all the great help she does in completing the household chores. To me she is just another extended member of our family.... may i call it as sheer blessing, when she happened to step into our home and asked me if i need a servant. Quiet and clean work is all that she offers. she never gave me a chance to point out any work to be done or even redone, rather left me wondered the way she moves around with work and leaves me filled with immense gratitude. when i offer the cup of coffee everyday morning as soon as she comes, the time she spends drinking that coffee is a moment to watch...an unusual calmness and simply being total with that drinking. she is in no hurry to gulp it down as many who belong to her community may do. today, she surprised me even more, when she picked up that cup of coffee and walked to the living room balcony which has a wonderful view, spent those few, yet quiet moments sipping the coffee and ...

When we decide to witness a waterfalls, invariably we need to climb up a mountain. We may choose to go by walk or drive up the hill. The purpose of the journey is to witness and be there at the top of the falls which, let us say, have not seen but have heard from the ones who had been there. The description, excitement and their experience makes us even more eager to reach there. Who may want to miss anything that is full of joy. We begin to start our trek. It is indeed not the same even surface that we are usually used to in our day to day life of commuting. We come across various terrains and attimes may even run out of breath. But then, the desire to reach atop enables the mind to accept and adapt to the various situations. The body and breath listen to the signals from the mind and keep moving ahead. Ofcourse , the intellect knows what to discriminate and chooses the way that is comfortable to trek. Finally, when we reach the top, no doubt, the senses do capture to satisfy your de...