Bound by creed. Undone by deed.
Ambiguity is my favourite aspect of a short story. Here’s a six word story open to your interpretations. Do let me know what you think – perhaps we thought alike?
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Lessons from Phoebe
I’m a huge Friends fan, and I had to look no further for some weekend humour and advice. Here’s something I’ve always loved about the show: Phoebe Buffay. There’s also Joey. Chandler, Monica, Ross and Rachel, but Phoebe has something more.
She is an original character with whom anyone can so easily relate to. On countless occasions, I’ve felt myself silently screaming, “I’ve done that too!”
“You know, I mean, didn’t you ever run so fast you thought your legs were going to fall off? You know, when you were like running toward the swings… or running away from Satan?”
“The neighbour’s dog!”
The greatest lesson from Phoebe: be spontaneous. It’s more of “you”.
The Insatiable Quest
Though they spend many years looking for enlightenment, not many people find it. The reason? They look in all the wrong places.
That’s how we’re taught though. Since childhood, we’re encouraged to ask those who might know, or refer heavily bound books. We’re taught to look for someone or something that might answer all our questions. And nowadays, you only need to type out a search term and you’ll have all the answers pouring in front of your eyes.
It’s quite natural that we turn to a larger source to acquire knowledge, but why do we expect the internet for enlightenment?
Zen quotes, Zen habits, ways to live peacefully, the art of living, the science of happiness and all those popular buzz words – what’s the point of it all?
I know we read through these articles, but do we really practice or implement them in our daily lives? I’ve seen no one who does that. Sure, for a day we will. Perhaps two days – a week at the most, but soon after that, it’s just empty reading. These web articles hardly help us live a better life.
But if we turn to a better, more personal source, we’d definitely find what we’re looking for. And there’s no higher quality of life than that.
“It is the brain, the little grey cells on which one must rely. One must seek the truth within – not without.” – Hercule Poirot
Being Shapely
Do round rotis taste better than non-round rotis?
One of the annoying things about Indians is their pushiness when it comes to food.
We’re raised to revere our food, being told constantly that we’re lucky to have our plates filled three times a day. But somehow, it never stuck us that the appearance doesn’t matter as much as the quality of whatever we eat.
It’s true everywhere. That’s why the art of culinary science is so important. We’re so used to the notion that visually appealing stuff is good. Food, people — whatever.
So it’s only natural that we believe perfectly round rotis are better than the slightly disfigured ones.
But is there a difference in taste? I don’t think so. Because whatever the shape, we don’t eat it as it is. Once you start eating, it’s going to disfigured anyway. And I don’t see the point in all the effort involved in making perfectly round rotis.
Of course you can’t explain this to mothers. They do extra to make sure you get the best. Also helps that marketing has made it that synthetically round rotis are better than the natually disfigured ones.
Some things, you can never change.
*A roti is an Indian-bread, made with flour and water. Much like pancakes.
The Power of Arrogance
The Chaos Within 