A Lone Stranger

I've learned. . . . * . . .that the best classroom in the world, is at the feet of an elderly person. * . . .that when you're in love, it shows. * . . .that just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day. * . . .that having a child fall asleep in your arms, is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world. * . . .that being kind, is more important than being right. * . . .that you should never say 'No' to a gift from a child. * . . .that I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him/her, in some other way. * . . .that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with. * . . .that sometimes, all that a person needs, is a hand to hold & a heart to understand. * . . .that simple walks with Dad around the colony on summer nights, when I was a child, did wonders for me as an adult. * . . .that we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for. * . . .t...

"Happiness is a state of mind"..... A guy met one of his school-mates several years after school & he could not believe his eyes - his friend was driving one of the latest sleek Mercedes Benz cars. He went home feeling awful & very disappointed with himself. He thought he was a failure. * What he didn't know was that his friend was a driver & had been sent to run errands with his boss's car. ------------ Rosemary nagged her husband always, for not being romantic. She accused him for not getting down to open the car door for her, as her friend Jane's husband did when he dropped her off at work. * What Rosemary didn't know was that Jane's husband's car had a faulty door that could be opened only from the outside. ------------ Sampson's wife went to visit one of her long time friends & was very troubled on seeing the 3 lovely kids of her friend playing around. Her problem was that she had only one child & had been struggling to co...

The Fern & the Bamboo…. One day I decided to quit.... I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality..... I wanted to quit my life.  I went to have one last talk with my mentor. I said, "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?" His answer surprised me. "Look around. What do you see?” I saw a fern & bamboo seeds? My mentor replied, "When the fern & the bamboo seeds were planted, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. It's brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year, the fern grew more vibrant & plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the third year, there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In the fourth year, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. Then in the fifth year, a tiny sp...

A Journey onboard the Lucknow Shatabdi Express 12004 Funny,   It aint the first time I am onboard, however on the contrary I felt like writing and still wondering how. Living on the outskirts in NCR reaching station is a task and that’s why I prefer early and love to be before time, so reached well in time with the train just comin in on to platform 9 of NDLS, luggage, yukk, just some small things and well placed, post boarding the train, somehow I felt the clocks stopped, for I wanted the journey, finally right on time (Yeah that’s Indian Rail!!!) off we go and I knew the next stop aint far off still a good 30 min, a smoke and stood on the door carefree of the luggage and enjoyed the really fresh crispy morning. As it moved on in the light fog rather smog, somehow I had a happy feel and post crossing the station as the journey moved on more and more country side approaching I could actually smell the crisp freshness in the air, no freaking DTC and honkings and no push p...