A dear friend tested COVID positive. Glad that they’re recovering. The isolation during COVID could be used as a voluntary experiment with silence.
Category: Learning
Panic is optional
Yes, we do have a long way to go, many unknowns in this journey to understand and gain immunity from the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease… but panic? Panic is optional.
Heart of Service in Uncertain Times
Audrey from ServiceSpace hosted a call of more than 80 amazing people from around the world on what does a Heart of Service do in Uncertain Times? These are some informal notes from this heartfelt sharing space. Participants include physicians treating COVID-19 patients, economists, disaster resiliency experts and spiritual wisdom elders.
Amrutha Varsham – A delightful deluge
A divine deluge, a 11-day free festival of classical music of the compositions by Maharaja Swathi Thirunal, called Swathi Sangeetotsavam, held on beautiful grounds of a palce in Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala, India.
Gandhiji lives on
Gandhi was born 150 years ago this month. As we travelled the country, we found that Gandhi lives on. An anecdote from two weeks ago: We were coming home in a cab from the airport, close to midnight. A woman in traditional garb was walking down a quiet and otherwise empty residential street, a cloth
The boy that could sew
We share the story of a brilliant boy that had to stop his studies because his parents were poor. This is the story of the transformation of that boy’s story from a poor tailor’s son to the founder of an NGO nonprofit that pays it forward to thousands of children.
Opulence… and re-connection
A dazzling chandelier made up of a thousand bright LED lamps hangs in the center of this huge hall, hanging from the ceiling by fine fiber optics. On the sound system, the final crescendo of Vatapi by a fusion band. The percussion (mridangam, ghatam, is that a cymbal from a bandset? Is that a snare
Drinking from under a waterfall
Imagine yourself standing under a waterfall. Think of how much water you can really drink while standing under this waterfall – not much, right? You are probably limited to what you can drink while you stick your tongue out or maybe from your folded palms. While you take these small sips, tons of water falls
A tale of two cities
We happened to meet two teenage girls this week. This is a tale of two cities: one where the future is blindingly bright, the other… well, the other’s future could’ve been dark and murky. Spoiler alert: The second story is also turning out OK, thanks to the love and care of a compassionate person. So,
Oneness and Wonder
Dark night, under the Milky Way. Felt one with the stars, with the whole world.