Life. Here. Now

Life is a rat-race for most. A race against time, that we all wish to win. Especially when, we are all aware, that any moment, our breath may choose to stop infusing us with ‘life energy’.  We are all swept along with the flowing tide, from birth, in a rush to satisfy our insatiable desires, while the stop watch begins its countdown. We adaptable humans, have adopted the practise of ‘ multitasking ’, to aid us in our endeavours. What is multitasking?   Multitasking is a word, very much in vogue today,  defined by the Oxford english dictionary  as, dealing with more than one task at the same time. This term originated in the field of computer science initially, wherein computers were programmed to complete multiple tasks at the same time, and this was gradually extended to human application.  However, the practise is older than the word itself. Life without multitasking is unimaginable. Multitasking can be concurrent, wherein we...

Tweet Tweet Tweet I remember how it began When you brought the gingerbread man to life I knew then; You were the one When I held your hand, and You promised to stay with me, joy or strife. You introduced Enid to me, I shall be ever thankful Racing through the corridors of St. Clare’s and Malory Towers Hobnobbing with ‘The Famous Five’, adventures with ‘The Secret Seven’ Never a dull moment with Enid, As we whispered and snickered together, Under the teacher’s baleful glowers! Never did I feel so important That summer, when we shook hands with your friends of old Dumas, Wallace, Defoe, Alcott… a sprinkle of humour, a pinch of adversity, a dash of adventure, entertainment aplenty Classics evergreen, they humbly welcomed me into their fold. Over the years, our romance blossomed stealing sweet kisses in between classes holding hands during those heavenly long drives snuggling under the covers at home Fascinated by our endless devotion, even ...