It is a complete travesty of human life to live in our erstwhile past. Our present and our future are usually drowned in our erstwhile fears, rivals, pains, and beliefs. Every day is a new day but alas we spend it in our bygone lives. What makes it worse is that we use our erstwhileContinue reading “Erstwhile”
Author Archives: Neil
Ruminate
We all ruminate over the pros and cons of all the actions that we take in our lives. Sometimes we don’t and act spontaneously. Are the decisions taken after days of rumination any better than the decisions that are taken which appeal to our hearts rather than our minds? Does rumination result in taking aContinue reading “Ruminate”
Entangled
The journey of our life is consumed by trying to get out of the entangled mess that we create for ourselves. Unlike the insects which get caught in a spider’s web, we create the web for ourselves and once we get caught in it, we expend all our energy trying to get out of it.Continue reading “Entangled”
Intimacy
I am new to the game of golf. It is a frustrating game, to say the least when you are not playing well and lose a dozen balls. You hit the ball and it soars into the sky only to land in the rough and will never be retrieved. And then you hit an amazingContinue reading “Intimacy”
Forsaken
We are all physically alone now along with our near and dear ones but the journey of life continues. Half of the year 2020 is behind us. I have no plans to visit friends, attend a meeting, go to a restaurant, or even planning a vacation. The world outside our homes looks forsaken. A lotContinue reading “Forsaken”
Contemporaneous
The whole world is elated when space flights take place. All the people who witnessed it on TV or heard on the radio or even read in the newspapers felt in some way, a part of the journey of the recent two-person flight to the international space station while our feet were firmly on theContinue reading “Contemporaneous”
Angst
I have had this feeling of unfocused dread or deep anxiety all day today about the human condition and the state of the world in general. It is mixed with frustration and apprehension. None of these feelings existed yesterday but the human condition and the state of the world are about the same today asContinue reading “Angst”
Cherish
Everyone has someone or something that they cherish. It could be our home, our family, or our prized possessions. The word cherish means to cultivate with care and affection. I remember the first bicycle that I got as a birthday gift. It was a beaten-down bike that perhaps cost a few dollars. I got aContinue reading “Cherish”
Eternity
Eternity is usually thought of as an infinite amount of time or forever. Eternity in my opinion is probably something that is outside the preview of time. An infinite amount of time has to be finite since everything changes with time, even the cosmos. How could anything be everlasting if the ‘within’ is changing allContinue reading “Eternity”
Senses
We are all familiar with the five basic senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. The senses are defined as the process during which the sensory system of our body responds to external stimuli. Being able to see a bird in flight or the dewdrops glistening in the early morning sun is such aContinue reading “Senses”