A SIMPLE LIFE IS NOT THAT SIMPLE
“The trouble with simple living is that, though it can be joyful, rich, and creative, it isn't simple.” - Doris Janzen Longacre T his morning, I was teaching *Prateek in one of my batches. He, as usual, had turned up without doing his homework. The academic year is coming to an end, and I had failed to cause a change of heart in my Prateek, despite my blow-hot and blow-cold methods. So, he was there before me, this morning, as ‘chilled out’ as he could be. I decided neither to blow it hot nor blow it cold, today. Instead, I decided to play it with some mischief; rather, blow it with some fun… “Wait, let your dad come back from Philippines,” I said to Prateek, “I will ask him to deport you there permanently.” Well, I had the liberty to say that to Prateek, as his dad was my dear friend. So, Prateek knew I wasn’t serious about the deportment. He replied, “Yes Sir, to sell tender coconuts on the Philippine’s beaches.” ...