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‘Sunset is the opening music of the night’, said Mehmet Murat ildan. Watching a sunset could be one of the most soulful experiences. Soothing, comforting for most, a little depressing for some. But rarely indifferent and insipid. And never uninspiring! And some places offer a view of sunset so captivating that they are etched permanentlyContinue reading “Where is the Best place to watch sun set near you?”

Oscar Wilde, the most brilliant of the English wits, famously remarked ‘A man’s face is his autobiography. A woman’s face is her work of fiction.’ That may be more appropriate while describing faces but it may as well reveal something about the focus of autobiographies, if such a venture was contemplated. ‘An autobiography is theContinue reading “What would you title the chapters of your autobiography?”

Why Birthdays Should  be yet another day? Cakes for birthday celebrations is decidedly an atrocious idea and a pernicious practice. The history does not fancy cakes very favorably ever since Marie Antoinette, the imperious  and truculent consort of Louise XVI wanted the starving masses of France to have cakes in place of bread. I wonderContinue reading “What is your favorite Birthday Cake?”

Procrastination is not regarded as a virtue. Humans seldom declare it among their qualities. The opposite of it, promptness or alacrity, are more likely to be mentioned as one’s strength. Procrastination is defined as an act of delaying or postponing tasks or actions. The word has originated from the Latin word procrastinatus, which itself evolved fromContinue reading “In Defence of Procrastination”

Much has been said in praise of a language that saw near extinction not too  away in the past. “The language of Samskrit is of a wonderful structure, more perfect than Greek, more copious than Latin and more exquisitely refined than either.”, said  Sir William Jones.  And Wilhelm von Humboldt  wrote, “Samskrit is the unsurpassedContinue reading “What Language do you wish you could speak?”

The poems do talk but do they speak too? And can a poem speak to you?There is a difference between talking and speaking. Speaking is formal and focussed. Talking is longer and more comprehensive. And when some one speaks to you, you are the centre of activity, in a talk, the one talking steals theContinue reading “What is a poem that speaks to you and why?”

Love is perhaps the most exalted and sublime human emotion. True love, it is said, is self-less. It is also unidirectional. It knows only to give; it  knows not expectation. Those who love are blessed and enjoy a bliss no other pleasure can match. Does one need to show love?  In most circumstances one needsContinue reading “How do you Show love?”

What is a lie? If a lie is an assertion believed to be false, and used with the intention of deceiving or misleading someone, what it is that one likes to deceive oneself with or mislead oneself to? Lying has been such an integral nature of human behaviour that it has received considerable thought asContinue reading “What’s a lie you tell yourself?”

I cannot recall since when I began to imagine  I could become a deep sea diver. The fascination for sea was in my veins. The one overwhelming pleasure was to be somehow part of the sea. Being a deep sea diving instructor was a dream job for me because it would allow me to combineContinue reading “What was your dream job as a child?”

Are ‘irritation’ and ‘home’ oxymorons? Home is one’s abode, a realm of which one is the sole and supreme master, a monarch of all one surveys. It’s a place associated with peace and poise, rest and repose, joy and jest. Where is the place for irritation in home? Home is a refuse from the worldlyContinue reading “What irritates you about the home you live in?”