How much will you pay for an extra day? The clock man asked the child. ‘Not one penny’ the answer came, For my days are as many as smiles. How much will you pay for an extra day? He asked when the child was grown. May be a dollar or may be less. For I […]
Author: Dr. K. Raja Gopal Reddy
I AM RIGHT!
She was my North She was my South She was my East and was my West! She was my working week She was the joy of work She was my Sunday rest and was my holiday best! She was my noon warmth She was my midnight beauty She was my sweet talk and […]
FATHER’S PHONE
“Phone No: 9490119XXX. Rs. 1799/- pack expired on 11th October 2024”. Message from AIRTEL company, as received. The above mobile phone number belonged to my father. This number was originally allotted to father by a government telephone service provider named ‘Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’ (BSNL). No government agency works. It came as no surprise to […]
WHO IS SCARED?
One of the Greek philosophers – I think it was Epicurus – said: “If I am, then death is not. If death is, then I am not. Why should I be scared of that which can only exist when I am not? Long-time men lay oppressed with slavish fear”. This was said some 5000 years […]
SANDHYA – THE CONNECTION
Sandhya – I realized today that I fell in love with that most beautiful lady in the world. All these years without realizing, unknown to me I used to meet her twice every day. I met her every morning and evening. I used to wait for her arrival without slightest shame. Even if I were […]
How to Be Smart?
How to Be Smart? – This is the only way I know to become a smart person is as under. I have been relentlessly attempting to follow. Sometimes, I fail. Having failed I restart again. This is what I want to be written on my epitaph ‘A man who attempted to become a Smart Man’. […]
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I DIE?
How the hell do I know what happens when I die? I can probably answer that question, if you can tell me ‘What is Death’? Since my birth, I began to receive direct and indirect instructions about death from parents, relations & society. ‘God will take care of you, don’t worry’ or ‘Do good deeds, […]
THE MUSIC OF HUNGR
Music of Hunger – Left sugar in all its artificial forms just over a month ago. I am very conscious in avoiding it. Except some fruits (natural sugar), I am not having sugar in any form. The noticeable development is that of increased hunger! This feeling of hunger was long forgotten. Like all others, I […]
MY WRIST WATCHES AND TIME
I have over 25 expensive wrist watches. A question arises, at this point of life, as to why I have accumulated so many wristwatches? What will I do with them? What is it I wanted to prove either to myself or to the world? I have also purchased many expensive wristwatches to my family, of […]
WHAT IS KNOWLEDGE?
If you ask me what ‘Knowledge’ I would reply ‘I do not know’. For each it implies something drastically different. Having studied PHILOSOPHY at the St Stephen’s College New Delhi under the tutelage great philosopher teachers like Prof. R.K Gupta, Prof. Ashok Vohra, Prof. Vijay Thanka, I can at most venture to state what the […]
