DK Kapila The Oracle

CREATION  EXPLAINED . Eureka!!! In the  beginning, God  created  the Heavens  and  the  Earth  and  populated the  Earth  with  broccoli, cauliflower  and spinach,  green  and  yellow,  and red  vegetables  of  all  kinds,  so  Man  and Woman  would  live  long  and  healthy lives. Then  using  God's  great  gifts,  Satan  created  Ben  and  Jerry's  Ice  Cream  and  Krispy  Creme  Donuts.   And  Satan said, "You  want  chocolate  with  that ?" And  Man  said, "Yes !"  and  Woman  said, "and as  long  as  you're  at  it,  add  some sprinkles." And  they  gained  10 pounds. And  Satan  smiled. And  God  created  the  healthful ...

It's Valentine's Day. I posted nothing. Don't get me wrong. I am not on a cultural trip of smugly saying its not a part of my culture. It's just that I thought why should I let it overwhelm my day and pre-occupy me. Sounded too official and humbug, well it seems to me also. But that's one part of it. The second part is when its a working day, it's just another day. How can a guy enjoy when he is off to work. On figures but of a different kind. Maybe, I would emphasize maybe, being nonchalant about it leads indirectly to savings. Hopefully the wife is not reading this ! And then listening to 'pravachan' in the morning does  dissipate the zing of the festival or whatever you would like to label it. Religious or Spiritual discourses may improve the mind, they certainly don't contribute to romance, by which I don't mean just of a couple but the romance of life. But then when I saw the red roses, huge bouquets and cars all decked up, while going tod...

A Short Story. Maybe a lesson. Maybe. Do Read on. A couple with two kids was leading a normal sedate life. Life was normal, nothing major or minor occured as they went  about their normal chores day after day.  Actually it could be boring. The wife  really wanted to spend a month  with her aged parents. They were calling her consistently. The only drawback were two, her husband's inability to cook properly, so she taught him to cook using simple kitchen tools. Another factor was she somehow did not fully trust her husband, though she had no complaints actually on this account. He was a plain regular guy going about his just normal life. Just a woman's natural instinct she told herself. Well, she went off for a month after multiple detailed instructions and handing out any number of lists  and explaining to the hubby and kids how to cope and manage. Once at her parents she called up her husband daily and he assured her all was well, the young kids fine and he...

And Then She Went Away. On 29th November 2016 morning as I went down the stairs of my house, I heard my mother speaking  on the phone. She was laughing away. I looked at my watch, realised I was just about on schedule for office and left. Only later was I know that she was having a really happy conversation with my youngest brother. Actually every day before leaving for office I would see her. She had her share of medical problems including diabetes but with regular check ups and medical care, she was quite ok. At office, I was busy with some colleagues in office when my daughter rang up and asked me to rush home as my mother was unwell. I told her to call the ambulance while I would get ready to leave office. Little was I to know that she was already no more, my daughter being the only one to see her pass on peacefully, as a massive cardiac arrest took her away forever. My lasting regret is that I could not see her one last time, that day if only I had stopped to exchange gre...