Sensitivity could make us delicate or otherwise callous. While it is one of our innate quality, it can be hugely influence by occurrences and changes in the body. Now, plucking the leaves of the Sensitive Plant, without letting it fold inward or droop in, wasn’t easy. It required lots of accuracy in approaching and moving … Read more
On a foggy winter morning, getting up from a warm bed wasn’t easy. It is easy surrendering ourself to sleep inertia. “Get up now. It’s devotion time,” said my parents. Devotion, that’s how we say it locally. It basically involved going to church or prayer house for giving thanks and praying. Although it was a … Read more
The sun, at least for this year, seems to be waning a little. Autumn is here. It is time for harvesting paddy rice in different parts of the world. I gazed out at my window while sipping hot water in the morning. I could sense the smell of harvest visiting my nostrils, amidst the stinky … Read more
We know it was risky and he too was well aware of it, I believed. He came running to leap forward and jump into the river bank below. But then, he stopped at the edge of the river wall about fifteen meters high. “Jump! Jump! Jump! You can do it,” we shouted. We cheered him … Read more
