I am famished/मला खूप भूक लागलीय/मुझे बहुत भूक लगी है

Original thought: English   I am famished All of us work. We have our own reasons for working the way we do and for choosing a particular work. There is one thing that we all work for. There is one thing without which we cannot work. Guess what is it? Of course, Food! We all …

Confessions of a grateful volunteer/एक एहसानमंद स्वयंसेवक के बयान/कृतज्ञ स्वयंसेवकाचा कबुलीजबाब

Original thought: English   I have volunteered for several organizations since my student life. You generally volunteer for different reasons. I am listing a few here. It’s a good cause. You want to have new experiences. You are needed by the organization to volunteer. You have a lot of time and it is a constructive …

सपने/स्वप्न/Dreams

मूल विचार: हिंदी   सपने सपने देखना हमारी फितरत होती हैं। खुली आँखों से सपने देखो या फिर बंद आँखों से। सपने तो बस सपने होते हैं। एक मरहम जैसे हमारी सारी बेतुकीसी परेशानियों को लिए उड़ जाने वाले सपने। सपने होते क्या हैं? ऐसी हजारों ख्वाहिशें जिन्हे पूरा करनेके लिए जरुरत होती हैं सिर्फ …

Important lessons/महत्वपूर्ण सबक/महत्वाचे धडे

Original thought: Japanese and English   Important lessons Art exists everywhere. Art festivals make us common people notice the art that surrounds us. It is a celebration of all the things that we take for granted. Enormous amount of energy and effort is put into making of an art festival. I am fortunate enough to …

Messenger of peace/शांतिदूत/शांति के दूत

Original thought: English Messenger of peace It is a normal day at school. Everything is going like it should. We have a reading class. It was 6th August, 2017. When we went for the class, we were told about the Hiroshima day. I recall that we learnt about the World War II when I was …

Unexpected: The Real Joys of Life/बिन बताए: जिंदगी की असली खुशियाँ/अनपेक्षित: आयुष्यातील खरा आनंद

Original thought: English The real joys of our life came to us unannounced. These moments stay with us forever. Maybe I am making too general statement. In my defence, I believe in this thoroughly. I am going to share some such experiences with you today. I work with a school to help a child with …

एक माडाचं झाड पुरे असतं: A lone palm tree is enough

मूळ विचार भाषा: मराठी   एक माडाचं झाड पुरे असतं किनाऱ्याची सय यायला कधीकधी थोडं विसावायला कधी थोडं बागडायला कधी उगीच झाडावर चढायचा व्यर्थ प्रयत्न करायला खरंच एक झाड पुरे असतं आपल्याला ही आठवण करून द्यायला कि ज्या सिमेंटच्या जंगलात आपण राहतो ते काही खरं जंगल नव्हे. खऱ्या जंगलात झाडं असतात, प्राणी असतात, शांतता असते, …