INVISIBLE THREADS ARE THE STRONGEST TIES
“W e are all so much together, but, we are all dying of loneliness.” - Albert Schweitzer T wo days ago, on the ‘International Friendship Day’, we all exchanged, frantically, hundreds of messages. Frankly, that was all shallow, not even skin-deep. It’s just like the Good-morning and Good-night messages… just like the Christmas, Diwali, Eid and all other festive messages… We just don’t need those ‘cosmetic’ and 'wholesale' messages to wish our near and dear ones - people who matter in our lives - as to how much we remember them… Often, the tone of our voice, the depth of our words, the affection and bond packed in the silent, distant ‘presence’ - yes, these are enough. Need we call our spouses, ten times a day, to prove how much we remember them? Need we go on the mountain-top and express our love and gratitude to our parents? And, what about our devotion to God? We have never met Him, and never will… Yes, in no w...