TIDINGS  OF  LOVE                               Tidings of love are coming along the morning breeze                                White clouds of joy are floating in the sky with ease                               There, new season paints the horizon with colors rife                                 Here, pangs of love bring new charm to my life                                  Within my heart, buds ...

                                       ASK  ME NOT ...                             Ask me not, "where does it hurt?"                                   "Where does it hurt?"                                 Ask your hunting eyes and know                                     Where does it hurt?                           Pierced was I with Cupid's arrow.                            When did it come? hardly  know.   ...

                                                                                                  SAME  MOON  AND  STARS                               Same moon and stars (2) are shining brightly in the sky.                                 Yet my heart is drowned in sorrow, know not why.                                          Know not why, same moon and stars.                                ...

                                                    SONG  OF  LIFE                 How melodious is the tune to which the song of life is set.                    As and when I listen to it, I get lost under its charm.                         Its music holds the whole world spellbound!             A beautiful breeze is set afoot and the sky seems to be intoxicated.   The mountain stones are melting under its magic and water starts streaming thru.                                Now and then I yearn to sing, but I am unable to                   ...

                                  SOME  LESSONS  OF  LIFE  LEARNED                 1.      Moderation in everything is a wise rule to follow.                 2.      Let go past resentments and regrets.                 3.      Have self-respect as well as respect others.                 4.      Do not worry about what other people think or say about you.                 5.      Avoid entering into an argument with anybody.                 6.      There are some things  that cannot be changed, accept them.             ...

                                                A  STORY  OF  A T RAVELLER                A traveller from a distant land arrived in a new country. He was asking people about their life while not revealing anything about his own. Asongbird sitting atop a tree saw him and said: " Welcome, Traveller! Speak your tongue. Do not be afraid. " Then she added: " I am trying to repair a broken nest. I am inviting you to help me if you can ". He joined her and after a few days suddenly left.                 Then he returned to the same place. The songbird said: " O traveller! You forgot me. You became upset and left while breaking my heart. Now that you are back, I am asking you, why did you leave me? " The traveller said: " By mistake, I left a found treasure behind. Realizing what I ...

                                         DISCARD  ALL  DESPAIR                                 My good friend! What are you pondering over?                      Joys and sorrows are like recurring waves on the sea of  life.                   Have patience. Most people in the world do not know any better.              They disrespect the wise and put those who are ignorant on high pedestal.                    When someone hurls insults at you, consider it as an honor!                                 Do not be disheartened. Wipe off...

                                                LOSING  THE  SENSE  OF  WONDER !                As we grow beyond childhood, unfortunately, one valuable thing we lose is our sense of  wonder felt from everything that happened around us. As a child seeing our shadow on ground   used to create a wonderful feeling. When we saw reflected sunlight splitting into rainbow  colors when passed thru a prism, we were again filled with wonder: "Look at that!" That same sense  of wonder was experienced when we saw a paper boat floating on water, a kite rising up in the sky upon being pulled with hand, or magical music coming out from a gramophone when its pin was placed on  the revolving record, and so on and on.                I wish we regain some of t...

                                              TAKING  THINGS  FOR  GRANTED  [ 2]                 Most of the cultures around the world have been patriarchal. In them, men have  enjoyed position of power and status. Somehow women have not been given equal respect,  even within one's own family. Mothers or wives are often taken for granted. Father is  worshipped  as  a breadwinner. But the amount of work that a mother or wife does in the  house is hardly  appreciated.  She works longer hours. She bears  the primary responsibility  of raising children, cooking meals, feeding  the family, cleaning dishes and washing clothes.                                      ...