Reflections from the Village Bard
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Happiness is a feeling that varies from people to people and culture to culture. Some are happy if they find enough food for the day while others feel happiness in expensive gadgets or clothes so the priorities can be very different depending on where a person lives and his financial ability. Wise people…
If you think of metaphors, there is no better way to describe your journey through life than a train journey where you get to meet all kinds of people and learn from them life’s valuable lessons. Our life is also a journey. It can be a long or a short journey that slowly develops…
Remains of King Ramses II in Egypt Life is never meant to be eternal so we are born, we live for a while happily or miserably and one day lie down to sleep forever. Our footprint on the wet sand is soon erased by the ocean waves but it does not mean that…
What is in a word? Sometimes it can change your entire life. Good words have a positive impact on someone who may be inspired by it and take measures to improve his life. Bad words on the other hand can have devastating impact and can demoralize a person so always speak good…
Lonely people Loneliness is not reserved just for old age. It may affect anyone in any age group for various reasons. We now live in the age of competition and stress, fast life and fast food. No one really has any time for you because each person is struggling with his own…
He was a very good dog who was loyal, protective and took no nonsense from any one or any dog. He was aggressive to anyone he did not like including feral cats. He gave us a lot of joy while he lived. I miss him. Once we had a dog called Levko.…
The sterling character of steel in a person is appreciated by everybody so they look up to such a person as a role model the way people admire Terry Fox and his legacy. But the parents have a role to play in developing this character in a child by giving him their own example…
Loyalty is a wonderful word but difficult to find in anyone these days. It is given voluntarily and cannot be demanded using threats or intimidation so the dog called Hachiko shows us the way to show loyalty at the cost of his life. There was a man who took the train every day…
When you give something to someone without love, it becomes just an obligation or duty like paying your taxes or the intent of doing a favor in return for a favor received in the past. Here I look at the idea of giving a gift out of love, but some people call…
A person who accumulates garbage around him Hoarding is a sickness affecting many people who mindlessly accumulate junk all their life and do not know what to do with them. I explore the beauty of minimalism with the example of Japan where it is an art form. There is a sickness…
A woman in depression Teenage angst affects many but there is hope. To have angst is quite normal but there are ways to overcome them. We all at some time or other have dreadful anxiety called angst about one thing or other in life and learn to cope with it the best…
Apathy comes from the lack of interest in others due to social isolation and loneliness that go together. Often people find themselves apathetic because they cannot find someone like them so the mistrust of others who are different is the cause of apathy. It is curable if only people make an effort…
Sarcophagus of Tutan Khamun We are obsessed with the rituals of death. Only the manner and the methods vary according to cultures. Some go to great lengths in expenses and others do it simply so why are we so obsessed with death? This notes various cultures where the rituals are taken seriously. Man…
Most people in this world live a mundane life and die of old age but only a lucky few die in their sleep with a smile on their face because they had lived a full life fulfilling all their duties and obligations. They are called the true independent souls. I explain how anyone…
Stanza from Geeta Transmigration of our souls does take place in the mind of the believers of Geeta where Krishna gave advice to Arjuna in the battlefield of Kurukshetra but we now look for the evidence of the transmigration. This asks some serious questions about the soul and prods the minds of the curious…
The courage to overcome challenges of life by taking actions through hard work and sacrifice determines who writes his own destiny. I will give you some examples of such people. The title of this post may be misleading unless I complete the sentence here to understand the full meaning of it. To understand…
We use selective memory to protect ourselves from unpleasantness in life that may come as an experience that we prefer to forget or ignore. The trick is to be able to discern right from wrong and learn to focus on what is important and pay less attention to what is not. Those who use…