Life and it's perils!READ MORELife and it's perils!I wish I could tell her now, that's things aren't that badThat we still get 3 meals in a day, even if it's not as good, even if we're sad! I wish I could tell her, that laundry still gets done, That bathrooms still get cleaned, That all gadgets still run! I wish I could tell her how dearly we miss her, but life goes on I pray that she knows now that world stops for nothing, even with her gone! MM1READ MOREWOMANANZAThe crabs have a tendency to pull down their own kind. When a crab tries to leave the vessel in which a group of crabs have been placed, the remaining crabs physically force it back down, making sure that it never leaves the cage. Sadly, several people (including me) have observed similar tendencies among women, mostly professionally, but sometimes even on a personal level.WHAT CONSTITUTES AS A FAILURE?READ MOREWHAT CONSTITUTES AS A FAILURE?My closest friend worked day and night, with every ounce of sincerity she could manage, to heal, to relieve pain, and partly to please her idols. She looked up to them, and wanted to be like them. They always loved her, they praised her skills and appreciated her work-ethic, they stood by her quarrels and brought her food, they made her feel welcome, and didn’t let her leave. UNTIL she had outdone them, one day she was better, more efficient, and more resourceful, and more skilled than they were. UNREASONABLEREAD MOREWHAT CONSTITUTES AS A FAILURE?Are my battles futile,My struggles are in vain ??My pain baseless and misplaced, My acts in shame?Are my opinions too strong,Unwomanly and wrong?Should I pretend to be weak,Like the majority of the womankind meek?BRIDE-A-THON #2READ MOREBRIDE-A-THON #2She wasn’t an ordinary woman, how could she have been an ordinary bride!MM4READ MORECatatoniaShe was one of the strong ones, with her taekwondo black belt and stuff. She was one of the smart ones, with thestreet sense of a regular feminine Indian warrior. She was studying to be a doctor.MM2READ MOREBRIDE-A-THON As a species, Indian brides come across as extremely boring! Unlike their male counterparts, they follow a typical wedding routine of getting ready for hours, followed by standing on stage for hours, followed by getting ready for hours, followed by standing on stage for hours.mm3READ MORE‘I’ Am Irrelevant!For a moment there, yes, I became obsessed with what I thought was rightfully mine but was taken away from me. The problem with this attitude was that it was flawed at it’s very core. mm4READ MOREI NEVER MADE IT!!It just didn’t work out, no matter howhard I tried. Months of effort, years of resilience and ounces of mental energy and faith also failed to accomplish my ultimategoal in life. I thought was rightfully mine but was taken away from me. The problem with this attitude was that it was flawed at it’s very core.
