Adjudicated Parallels

It's heartening to note how family and friends can turn into foes, given the materialistic possessions coming in the way. There cannot be a second's discretion from these kinsmen to usurp properties or assets and live a life of luxury. This luxury rarely transcends violence and a peaceful coexistence becomes just a fabled thought. Relatively, all that remains is mired relationships and barely-there bonds. I know a person who was very cordial with his siblings- and more precisely, one of his own brethren. The familial bond developed into trust and this relationship exhorted him to share an asset with the person without a binding agreement. Soon, the sibling usurped the property because of dire needs and sent the real owner into exile to a nearby town- well, literally. These type of incidents has made it necessary for people to put the purchase of assets on paper. And even more so, the legally binding papers are necessarily given a forethought as to how the lacunae can be pl...

Those who commit deeds in the leeway do not expect it to come to light. But, their very thought is self-defeating. There is no deed of people that is elusive to light, unless properly disguised and organised to be hidden. Well, if everyone can be this high-handed, there won't be the need for people to dream of becoming a successful person. But, trust me, nobody wants to be such a person. There were many letters written by the former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru to his daughter. He mentioned many things in these. The advise that stands out to many children among these is very enlightening. This father asked his daughter not to do anything that may make her feel ashamed to talk about it in the open. Or, more precisely, her deeds need not be afraid of the light. This is a great thought and all-encompassing. The very thought is mentioned in the Bible, wherein God wants all his people to be such. It also warns them that every deed that is done in the dark and the absence of ligh...

There exists a balance in the real world wherein every person can be harmonious with others or not. It depends on the choice of words or actions that can decide the benign influence of this balance. The weights of the balance can move either way. And, believe me, many factors that are malignant to the harmonic imbalance have to be sorted out. Even a mere gesticulation can bring in a danger to this harmony, if at all, played with. I was privy to this situation, wherein, no heed was paid to the person just giving a smile to me. As it was a first impression, the person --from then on-- thought that I was a little brash to everyone in my dealings. Even though, this was a place of worship, the lady began to develop a wrong attitude about me. This exists everywhere. May be, people want to be entertained in talks with others. But, it won't hurt if you are at good terms with everyone. Charity begins at home and if you are good with family members and neighbours, everyone becomes aware...

There are many impediments in this wide world that hinder people from achieving what they want to. One of these is the inability to provide flow of speech or stuttering. These people cannot utter many words and thus, become the laughing stock. This happens when they talk of achieving big in their life in the field of spoken language such as orating or debating. While this is true that this inability hampers them from flaunting such skills or winning accolades in them, it is nonetheless false that they won't be able to be successful in these areas. This could be seen in many people's lives. One of them is Malala Yousafzai's father. He used to stutter excessively. Though his own cousins would make fun of him in his younger days, he rose up to the occasion and wanted to prove them wrong. This, he did when there was a speech competition in his district of the precincts of Swat valley. The man became nervous the moment his name was called out. But, later, the art of his spe...

When we look around in our day-to-day world, people love jeering or cat calling others every now and then. The jealousy or callousness is so much that no one dares to venture out with their vulnerable folk into the open. This, actually, is a very pesky affair in public gatherings or lonesome areas for that matter. And, as I found out, the best way to strike a conversation with someone or keep them engaged in it is to laugh or brood over someone else's expense. To be precise, if anyone in this whole wide world has cheated on you or your hate is common with those in the conversation, use it for the fodder in such a verbal exchange. What transpires is that the person develops a good bonhomie with you and becomes a loyal conversation partner. Later, he can be a friend too. The dosage for this type of bonhomie is once or twice a day. Keep ingesting and ward off trouble. And for the record, don't mess with the dosage. A physician helps!

Being street-smart is a blessing and a curse too. It's a blessing for those who are quite highly placed in the society and have an enjoyable reputation. This may be their weight in education, job, affluence, assets, philanthropic status or more. The moment they exhibit some wise leanings like snubbing downcast and devious people who plot schemes or camaraderie with people of their status or behave prudently with their subordinates at workplaces, the onlookers dub them to be street-smart in a good way. This case gets skewed when people of a lower status are seen being street-smart. The bystanders, who witness this, label them to be ruffians and goons or with menial jobs. Status in the society changes everything one is perceived as. Creditworthiness becomes nil when such people adopt some subterfuges or have skills like driving or ability to repair some leaky faucets or some other skills. These people may be called drivers or plumbers or electricians. But the ones with white col...

The greatest enemies of a person are the ones in his close quarters. He does not have to look far. These friends turned foes can inflict a great harm on him. Often, the victim is a renowned, acclaimed and a honored person. I can share about some. A well known star from the entertainment industry was privy to this situation. His retinue of professionals sought to mar this person's reputation of being a maven. To be precise, they called his composed lyrics a sham. This was not true to a great extent, as this exists in every celebrity's songs. Moreover, there was a great propaganda to defame him. But he bore it all. It affected his record sales, though. Another person depicted in the classic literature is Julius Caesar. His own friend, Brutus, killed him and Caesar never expected this from such a close confidante. Also, Jesus Christ was betrayed into the hands of his murderers by his own disciple, Iscariot, as he knew where to find Him. People need not look for foes among s...