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Paradise Unpaved!

Imagine how hard it is to break up the asphalt with a small pickaxe. It is not even a good one as it has seen so many asphalts and tortured itself to make the way better. Now imagine you’ve been doing it for several days. The sun gets hotter day by day. There is a heaviness on the body, aches you to rest for a while, makes you sweat like a boiling pot, itchy like a bug landing on you.   The dust makes you feel more and more uncomfortable. Sometimes tiny sprinkles of water that wheeling down the black dust on your face. Irretrievable. The job is so unpleasant to imagine. This has been Madhav’s existence for almost a year. Madhav, his pickaxe and the pavement. I have seen him worried that his arms won’t know how to do anything else by the time he gets to stop. Will they remember to buy him colouring notebooks just to see his golden smile. But he never forgets to wear his bright smile in front of his child. Sometimes, he gets to use a shovel to heave the concrete into the circulating wh
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Chapter Ten - Meddle up!

Govrav drives her home, which is a qui ck trip considering his house is within walking distance. Govrav: All right, here we are. Hardhikk: Govrav,   how'd you know where   Ahana lives? Govrav:   I've driven her home from school and uh... speaking of school. you know where I live now, so I guess you can come over to work on our project. Ahana: Okay!   How about I come over tomorrow? Right after school? Govrav: Sure.I can give you a lift then. You can get out of my car now. Ahana: There's the Govrav I remember. Govrav: What? But I didn't go anywhere. Ahana: Whatever you say. Govrav: That's the last time I do you a favor. Ahana: Yeah I've heard that before. Say goodbye Hardhikk. Hardhikk: Bye, Govrav! Thanks for the ride home. Govrav: Bye, kid. Come visit agin, okay? Hardhikk: Okay! Ahana: If only he was this pleasant all the time, I wouldn't object to calling him a friend. the next day brings the pouring rain that the previous night's cloud had promised. t
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Am I a Hindu?

  I was thinking that it might be worthwhile to document my own transition away from faith. What follows is what happened for me. Basically, my family is flexible when it comes to the religious part. My father and I used to be way too friendly. My grandfather was very devoted to Lord Shiva. Luckily for me, my father always stand back to hold. He doesn’t feel any sort of prompt or proxy is needed to be deeply religious. He always prays to one God, Lord Krishna (Guruvayoorappan).                   Children are more vulnerable and emulate those they respect. I still do. My father was a Brahmin, so I became one as well. Realising what I mean by that; I happy being a Brahmin but I didn’t decide to become a Brahmin; it just happened. As a child, if someone you love and respect tells you something is true or illustrates that they believe it be true – it become absolute. There will be no choice in these matters for a human until much later in life. The society is constructed in this pace, this
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Declutter - Atychiphobia

Have you ever been so afraid of failing at something that you undermined your own efforts in order to avoid a more serious failure? This is for you. Many of us have probably encountered this at least once in our lives. The fear of failure can cause us to do nothing and thus resist moving forward; when we allow the fear to consume us, we will halt our progress in life .  First and foremost, we must understand the concept of failure, specifically what "failure" means. We all define failure differently, and we all have our own benchmarks, values, and beliefs. In reality, failure is the best learning experience for anyone who is willing to learn; it is as simple as that. To be honest, I fail far more often than most people. The majority of my plans, dreams, and thoughts die long before anyone else is aware of it. They die frequently. Despite all of the unfinished projects and failed businesses, my goal is to live life fully on my own terms; after all, all we need is t
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Chapter Nine - Neighbour

Ahana: What? Govrav ? Hardhikk: Treat! Govrav’s eyes drop from her and onto her brother, and his face breaks out into the broadest, most genuine smile she have ever seen him wear. Govrav: Wow, nice outfit, dude! Hardhikk: Thanks. Govrav: Do you like chocolates? Hardhikk: Yes! Yes! Govrav:   Well, good news, I have plenty of it. He then tips the entire bowl of chocolates into Hardhikk’s bag. It wasn’t full to begin with, but it’s a hefty amount of candy. Hardhikk: Wow! You’re the coolest! Ahana:   This is so weird to watch. I’ve never seen Govrav be so nice to someone, let alone give anyone a genuine smile. He actually looks.. kind of cute when he smiles like that. Why can’t he be like this all the time? Hey, so… You’re awfully nice. Neighbor. Govrav: What are you talking about? I’m always nice. Ahana: She rolls her eyes, but he put Hardhikk in such good spirits that she don’t fight him on it. Govrav:   What’s your name, kid? Hardhikk: It’s Hardhikk ! And th
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