To Allah we belong and to Him we return. With deep sorrow and grief, I write the simple obituary of Al Sayyid Salim bin Nassir bin Khalfan Al Busaidi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oman United Insurance Company SAOG. Sayyid Salim passed away peacefully on Monday, 26th May 2025. He was the man […]
Tag: Death
THE FIRST LAW OF MORTALITY
“All think, all mortal, but themselves”. Typically, the world ‘mortality’ means, the state of being subject to death. In other words, whatever is born, will have to die. Death is inescapable. It is inevitable. The opposite of mortality is immortality. The moot question is does immortality really exist? Immortality or the state of being without […]
CATERPILLAR AND BUTTERFLY
In my last article (Death of the World) I had written that it is the world that dies, I (the supposed deceased) will continue to live. All I have asked you people to look at the entire process from a different perspective in this article. I must refer to the beautiful poem written by G. […]
Magnificent Seven Stories
In my extensive readings, I came across many wonderful sentences, many of them I do remember. For few, I can even remember their author; but for majority I am confused about the name of the author. I do acknowledge the work and rights of those authors, thank them for letting me use their work. Few […]
THE KAILASH MAN SAROVAR
This piece I am writing is regarding one of the ancient pilgrimages, very sacred pilgrimage for every Hindu – the Kailash Man Sarovar Yatra. This Yatra is conducted annually under the supervision of Government of India, as it is an international Yatra involving more than one country. Those of you who desire to know more […]
100 YEARS OR CENTURY…SO SHORT!
Living for a century means living for 100 years. Generally, each human life is assumed to live for a century. Century looks very far. 100 years looks too long. Too distant. It may be noted I do not believe in time. The same I have been stating in various ways in many of my articles. […]
I DON’T LIKE IT!
Insurers don’t like Brokers, Banks don’t like Bitcoin, Taxies don’t like Uber, Hotels don’t like Air Bnb. Cinemas don’t like Netflix, 9-5s don’t like WFH, Landlines don’t like Mobiles, Cash don’t like UPI. People don’t like taxes, Life don’t like Death, Today don’t like tomorrow…and, I don’t like the don’t like! About the Author Dr. […]
THE DEATH OF FUTURE GENERATIONS AND PLANET EARTH
Everyone talks of saving the planet earth for future generations. I doubt if they know what they are talking of! The methods of saving planet earth include: Planting trees, no plastic, less co2 emissions, and thus the list expands. I am rigorously brain washed by the social media and the governments that it is my […]
The Honor of Becoming Parents Parent
“There is a break in the family history, where the ages accumulate and overlap, and the natural order makes no sense: it’s when the child becomes the parent of their parent.” This happens when the father grows older and begins to move as if he were walking through fog – slowly, very slowly, imprecisely. The […]
Determination of Death (2001)
Determination of Death (2001) movie is a Life Insurance thriller. A classic example of life insurance fraud. Directed by Michael Miller. In order to free themselves from debt, a husband-and-wife plan to fake the husband’s death for the insurance money. The wife helps her husband stage his own death. US$ 5 million is the insurance […]
