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Think of what you will do rather than what will happen. It is what you do that will make things happen.
Possibly what you consider to be misery is but a passing phase of dolefulness.
Because there is flickering hope always beckoning you even in the deepest dungeon of darkness.’
Grief is like a mire bringing you down, sucking you into its darkness. It is cheer and hope that save you.
There have been battles caused by greed, for wealth, for cattle mostly, for domination in religious and social practices, for fertile lands, for offspring and, most important of all, for water. Water will have to be saved and shared, to save us from wars. It’s around water that Man has to live—and for that he will fight. For each civilisation, springs and rivers and having control over the waters is paramount.
‘However much you grieve, dear, you cannot run away from the reality.’
‘In our pessimism, we wish we could renounce life and live in a dark hole. But as the universal law goes, we have to live and love. It is better to face what is in front of you, not just with dignity, but with some humour. It makes sad, less sad and glad, more glad!’
Teaching is not just about imparting knowledge; it is also about enabling a student to understand their own potential for learning.
She is blessed who is happy in seeing others happy.
Experience, not emotions, will teach you not to condemn or judge so easily.
Even marriage is not as sacred as one would like to believe: more than love, a couple needs to respect each other. Most, if not all, don’t.’
War is a whim, not of soldiers, but of kings. And there is no victor or victory, just destruction and death, so needless and mindless. War is violence and the king has to be a warrior, an invader, and nothing has ever been won, no victory declared without one or the other being destroyed.’
You will have to sustain your own spirit of free enquiry and confident engagement.’
‘Being obscure does not mean being erudite. The communication between the writer and the reader has to have a certain clarity, not arrogant assumption.’
he would be pleasant not because he liked you, but because he thought it might pay to be nice to you.
It is not upon us to condemn or blame. Circumstances are sometimes too strong and ambiguous and
It is an education in values, not information, that makes a better man, a better world.’
however severe or deadly one’s oversight, one may hope to be free from its consequences through penitence, not punishment. Penitence is self-realisation, and regret is the first step to repentance. Instead of condemning others for one’s mistakes
The best of us have a need for eternal vigilance; we cannot escape our faults, our decisions, our choices.
There comes a time when one chooses oneself over duty and responsibility.
Is that a justification for feminism, not that all that is considered duty of the female is not right to expect.
One needs to respect oneself and walk away from a situation that is harming and harmful, to walk away from those who t...
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Is that really true? Maybe not everytime.
It is just one single moment of weakness, that momentary lapse of judgement—that is all it takes for us to make us lose our all in our struggle between good and bad, right and wrong, allowing the wrong to win.
one would be more happy with fewer expectations: from others and, more importantly, from oneself.’
‘It is so easy to judge.
‘I hate it when I am seen as a victim. I am not one!’ said Sita, her eyes defiant. ‘Nor is Ram a culprit. It’s so difficult for the world to know what we have been through,’ she whispered, her eyes darkening.
