I am sitting at the edge of the jetty used by a ferry to take people to and fro the widest section of the third of the Rijn that flows next to our house.. The water is rippling, but not from any boat traffic, but by the gentle breeze, which also makes the reed rustle. The sounds of frogs and aquatic birds seem to echo through the space around me, but they too are sonorous. It has been a long time since I have felt so at ease in my own skin.
d-files
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Ad Astra
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Untitled
Untitled
We live in a world full of labels and isms
Can we not see its causing a chasm?
It’s right or it’s wrong, good or bad
If everything’s black or white
No colour – isn’t it sad?
Racist, elitist, castist and sexist
Socialist, capitalist, communist and anarchist
Atheist, egotist, hedonist, annihilationist
Oh my word – aren’t we but istists?
We point a finger – but what about me?
Ignorance is bliss – did I just point three?
Can we please live – respond, not react?
Agree not to harm, but forgive and disagree?
Don’t you see my friend, only then can we be free.
Thursday, December 17, 2020
A peripatetic parent looks up in lockdown
Generally, word associations seem difficult to replace. However, there may be some exceptional events that might create new ones that eclipse old associations. For example, most Cricket enthusiasts may have associated the term "twenty-twenty" with the game's shortest format. And then the year 2020 happened!
Sunday, May 26, 2019
A key to happiness
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Both poles are as cold!
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Meditation
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Law in a democracy: an eventual choice between elective dictatorship or mob justice?
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
temporarily suspending the blog
There are several stories that I want to write right now. And there is so much to think about. Alas, time is a scarce resource. I will temporarily be suspending this blog to dedicate myself to my PhD thesis, the deadline for which inches closer. It appears there will not be much I will write this year, and perhaps also a part of next year.
-Dhruv