Do not stand by my grave and weep; I am not there; I do not sleep there. I am in your financial independence; I am in the subtle whisper of your mobile phone. I am in the security on your Insurancepe; I am in the spirit of your economic reforms. I am in politics, but […]
Category: Death
STRANGE CASE OF MY PHONE NUMBERS
Like anybody’s phone my phone too has many contacts. We save them. Saving phone numbers in contacts does not mean all of them are important. Many numbers are business / essential facilities related. And there are many more numbers in our contact list of which we do not even know why we had saved them. […]
Where the Sidewalk Ends
In the early morning peace and solitude, I had selected at random a book called ‘Where the Sidewalk Ends‘ from the bookshelf of my library. I do not remember when I read it last. Nor do I remember the content of the book. The fight for bread took away everything from me. Hence, I began […]
REST IN PEACE
Have you ever wondered what does this phrase ‘Rest in Peace’ mean? Fools argue that if you do not say ‘Rest in Peace’, the departed will not be at peace! Or this is simply a phrase that is used whenever someone dies? Or does it mean the departed was not at peace before his departure? […]
DEATH IS LIFE!
“What lives that does not live from the death of someone else?” This is a profound statement. The lone truth of the living. This statement is found in the initial credits of a 1980s German movie “NEKROMANTIK” which was banned at that time. The director wanted to create a stunning paralytic and unforgettable experience through […]
CHICKEN MEAT BIRYANI
What is it called? Chicken Biryani or Chicken meat Biryani? This dilemma continues for me. Let me explain with the help of a relatable example. When do we stop calling a person as ‘man’? A male child is born. We begin to call him as ‘man’ from his 20th year. We say ‘He has grown […]
AN EXTRA DAY
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
