DK Kapila The Oracle

Kapila’s Law of Gardening On a hot day when you water the lawns, the probability of rain within 12 hours goes up by 70 %. Kapila’s Law of Walking When you are out walking, with clouds yet to build up overhead, always remember distant thundering clouds are only to mislead us. If you don’t believe this, then be ready to be wet to the bones. Kapila on Trees to shelter from the rain When you hide under a tree to take shelter from the rain, you will still get wet. Only gradually rather than suddenly. The choice is yours.

The “Wakemare” By Dinesh K Kapila First the Definition. Nightmare – Simple, when you are sleeping you have a really bad dream. Wakemare -   When you are about to nod off or rather want to   and cannot. Why, Read on. Last week. It was night time, around 1130 pm. Time to nod off I thought. Close up on Warren Buffet’s thoughts and strategies I was reading and prepare for the next day. The next day promised to be a long day. I decided to turn around in my bed to reach for the switch of the bed lamp. My glance went up and froze. I actually froze. Then decided to watch what happened next. It was looking around, flicking it’s tongue (atleast I thought so) and I just did not know what it would do next. That meant I could not sleep. Or turn off the bed lamp. My “wakemare” was underway.   Then the damned thing moved a few paces and again assessed it’s position. Meanwhile the wifey slept peacefully, oblivious to the turmoil. Being partly interested in matters spiritual is a...

Yesterday evening when I reached home I found my father rather off colour. He seemed preoccupied and disturbed. I sat with him to find out what had disturbed him so much. Turns out it was the day to finalise admissions, specially at the junior level at the Institute for The Blind at Sector 26 Chandigarh. He has shepherded this institute in a purely honorary capacity ever since his retirement in September 1982 and built it up literally brick by brick. Now it has students upto Class XII and they are either totally blind or partially sighted. The students are housed in proper accommodation and the quality of food, teaching and care is considered very satisfactory. Financially, due to the generosity of citizens here and a most supportive administration, it’s very much stable. What had actually disturbed Dad was the large number of parents, mostly from very poor backgrounds; who had come  over yesterday and kept requesting very humbly to admit their children. My father is of the view...

Yesterday evening when I reached home I found my father rather off colour. He seemed preoccupied and disturbed. I sat with him to find out what had disturbed him so much. Turns out it was the day to finalise admissions, specially at the junior level at the Institute for The Blind at Sector 26 Chandigarh. He has shepherded this institute in a purely honorary capacity ever since his retirement in September 1982 and built it up literally brick by brick. Now it has students upto Class XII and they are either totally blind or partially sighted. The students are housed in proper accommodation and the quality of food, teaching and care is considered very satisfactory. Financially, due to the generosity of citizens here and a most supportive administration, it’s very much stable. What had actually disturbed Dad was the large number of parents, mostly from very poor backgrounds; who had come  over yesterday and kept requesting very humbly to admit their children. My father is of the view...