Old age, according to me, is not waiting in a Que in front of a foreign embassy for a visa for another land, learning by-heart answers for the anticipated questions, to get clearance. I do not believe that engaging in spiritual activities is earmarked only when one’s limbs and senses become too week for any … Read more
”The baby- sitter will come soon, dad” said my daughter, while boarding her new Mercedes Benz. ”Why a baby sitter?” I yelled at her, “can’t I take care of a just five months old baby? Or you think that I’m too old to look after a little one ? Or in your wisdom you have … Read more
“Why this?” I asked my eldest son, when several years ago, he bought me a Desktop computer. There were a few computers in the Institute where I worked, during the last phase of my career but I had no opportunity to handle them or even inclination to learn their operation. “You know, I’m not for … Read more
” Ammalu, I am so happy that our friend Pattabhi’s life has taken a turn for good. He has become so God-loving and spiritual that he visits temple at least thrice in the morning and thrice in the evening” “‘If the temple is opened during noon, I assure you, he will make another three visits” … Read more
Elders say when we get up from the bed in the morning, auspicious thoughts should enter our mind. It hardly happens, for me. This morning, my mind was enjoying a train journey, long ago, in an unreserved compartment. As usual it was packed to its full capacity and but for the fresh air so generously … Read more
“When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” Alexander Graham Bell Don’t we often, instead of looking for the next option, waste time on brooding over what is lost irrecoverably? The … Read more
September 28, 2013. 40 years ago on this day was born my seemanthaputran, eldest son Ananth S perinkulam, giving fresh life for me and his mother whose period of gestation was under much stress and anxiety due to an alarm bell rung by a gynecology expert. Unable to contain my joy, seeing the 3.2 kg … Read more
August 12, 2013 Subject: [Iyer123] Is this why kids are called Gods? At 7.30 yesterday morning I left my daughter’s house in Ocala, Florida back to Baltimore along with my son, his wife and two children. Nearly 14 hours drive became 15 long hours due to traffic jam near Washington DC. The sky, when we … Read more
‘It is my a Fate’ No, it was your mistake. ‘It is my Fate’ – Job is over. Any time we lose, just throw the ball in the court of ‘Fate’, ‘God’, ‘planet’ and such innumerable escape – routes and relax. This is what most of us do. A sure remedy for the cuts, cracks … Read more
“Ammalu, happy valentine’s day””Enakku vaaleduppum illai, vaythu valiyum illai” “You have carried enough load and I don’t say that you are carrying now,though you are capable of it. Valentine’s day is a special day for a man and woman to express their love for each other.” “What love is there between us to express? Moreover … Read more