Reflections from the Village Bard
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The term servant taken literally can be demeaning and derogatory to any human being. I look at the master servant relationship under different situations and expose its malevolent nature. We humans have always demanded others to serve us to meet our daily needs. How we demand has changed over the centuries but the servant…
The addiction to gambling destroys millions of people as surely as drugs and alcohol. Its lure enslaves people who only end up in a bad way. I look at the perils of gambling addiction and how to not fall into the trap it sets for you that is very hard to get…
A wonderful habit that I really appreciate in anyone is called reading habit. A person who develops this habit in his childhood becomes a very knowledgeable person and can share his knowledge with anyone who is interested. Sadly most people do not develop this habit and read only comic books if at…
A great tragedy occurs when someone is bullied; It can be in schools, colleges, workplace or in the playground in your community. It can be a physical, psychological or mental abuse and happens frequently to those who are weak and vulnerable. It should be condemned and prevented by those in authority. Many…
We all hope to live a better life than our parents if we come from poverty but that hope is nourished by parents who do their duty to raise the child properly. The poor say that their poverty is the trap they cant seem to get out of but there are many ways…
People say the Christmas season is for caring and sharing but people who care and share do not wait for any season nor should you. Some are outright scrooges who show no empathy for anyone but you ought not to be like them if you have any humanity left in you.…
We often face many difficulties in our life and feel alone when no one comes to help. At such times we tend to dig in our heels and go alone and find the resolve to do so. I look at the inner strength we all have or can develop to help us through…
The subject of mental telepathy is of great interest so it is discussed here and an effort is made to try to understand what it means. Numerous examples are given to show that it exists although not very well understood. I have often thought about this subject. Recently I wrote about a couple who…
This is the story of my father who was an extraordinary person and so was my mother who led an exemplary life of devotion and piety. We can all learn from such persons how to live a life with honesty and dignity even if they remain poor. He was a young boy…
Rosa Parks Dignity and self-respect are wonderful values that everyone should strive for because it defines the character of the person that sets him apart from others who do not have it. When the Japanese Zeros appeared all of a sudden in the sky above Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, people panicked and…
There is so much beauty in the art world that many are not even aware of. Those who are very fortunate get to see the paintings of the famous artists in various museums or renowned art galleries.The vast majority of mankind lives in a state of stupor that they cant wake up…
It seems that basic honesty is in short supply these days so this examines the reasons and how it affects the daily lives of people everywhere hoping that some people will learn to value honesty again. There was an old woman who dropped a packet of money in a supermarket recently and…
What is the purpose of our life and what it really means to us and to others are eternal questions that we always ask and most do not get a definite answer. I look at the purpose of our existence and how we can do something for others that helps them in their…
The world we live in brings us closer and brings with it problems like viruses that can jump from people to people. But if we take simple precautions then we can avoid most of the problems. A female passenger flying somewhere declared that she had just come from China and the whole plane was…
There is no substitute for hard and honest work. I give an example of a person who succeeded in making a living for him through hard work and honesty. There was a young man who did not have much in the way of formal education so suffered the fate of being unemployed like…
An addiction like gambling destroys lives that the post discusses in some depth. I would like to start with a story. It is a very long story but I have to tell you only the shortest version of it because of space. There was this gambling joint in San Francisco where…
We all have good as well as bad memories of people we met but our brain thankfully deletes the memories of bad people and their names because they never became our friends. This ability of our brain protects us from hurt feelings so it is a blessing. When I was…
To say that you can repay for everything you receive as a help in life is to say that you put a commercial value to the help received that demeans it. To say that you do not owe anything to anyone just because you have repaid it is a fallacious idea that…
Old age does not mean that a person loses his mental acuity. It remains intact in many people, but they do deserve to be recognized, loved and cared for. As we age, we notice that we lose some of our mental acuity in the process of ageing. We forget what day it…