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Who Enjoys The Fruits Of Your Labour? Do You?
By Web on 25 Mar
Who enjoys the fruits of your labour? Do You?
The question may appear naive at the first glance. Before you read on, reflect upon the question for a while. Arriving at a forthright answer may be perplexing. Before we delve further, let's have a clear understanding of the word “Enjoy”. The prefix “en” in the word “enjoy” means to “make someone or something be in a particular state or have a particular quality” [1]. Implying enjoy means to have joy. What is joy then? Robbins [2] stated that “Joy is a pleasant and …
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So Shall You Reap
By Web on 09 Mar
As You Sow, So Shall You Reap
Or Do You?
Folklore Galore
We have heard it numerous times. As we grew, from our parents, in the school, from the elders, in the stories. Everywhere it is the same message, “As You Sow, So Shall You Reap”. Here is a story which I’m narrating for my readers to go through and analyse. See what wrong was sown, for the consequences reaped. The story is real life. Few changes have been made, honouring privacy.
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This story is about a person, Raman, who is a common middle class property dealer, …
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Gunning For Happiness
By Rajeshwar on 20 Aug
"When will I be happy? But O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes. For happiness lies within you .
The world happiness 2021 report is out as of March 21! The report pegs India at 139th position in a list of 149 countries with that position proudly being held by Afghanistan. Pakistan ranks at 105 and Bangladesh at 101. Appalled, are we? Certainly!!
Delve down deeper. The report is a measure of ˜Subjective wellbeing™ relying on three main indicators of: life evaluations, positive emotions, and negative emotions. The sample size for …
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Wedding Anniversary
By Aparna on 08 May
"It's my 29th wedding anniversary today
But how do I celebrate in this disarray
When the sky is black with the soot of dead
When for the sick in the hospitals we have no bed
When my countrymen are gasping for air
When today someone I know close is on pyre
When a young girl sits with her father's body in despair
When we are short of space for cremation
From Where do I seek my inspiration
Where do we keep the ashes
When the people I know are dying in batches
Can I spend a day without my mask..
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