Gerald D'Cunha

  “When you bring the light into your dark house, that’s when you see the cobwebs and spiders.” OSHO D iwali is just a few days away. The other day, this young kid from class X1, did not turn up to my class. There was no message from him, nor any response to my messages. So, when he turned up for the next session, I asked him, “Why were you absent?”. The boy replied, “Sir, I was busy with Diwali cleaning.” “But, why didn’t you inform me, and why didn’t you respond to my messages?” “Sorry Sir.” No further questions... We moved on... The next morning, the lady, who lives a few floors above my classes, called up... “Sir, you know, Diwali is coming... I am getting my widows cleaned (Read: washed with running water!). Hope you accommodate for twenty/thirty minutes.” “No issues, ma’am,” I said, “Please go ahead.” When you clear the mess in your house for the coming Diwali, beware... you may end up messing up someone else’s. Earlier this lady would not take into acco...

  I   did not feel like writing the whole day, today… Just let alone my need to express, say something… know what others feel about my Posts… My restlessness… that I ‘miss’ something if I don’t…. Yes, the compulsions! Everyday, a thousand things cross my mind and another thousand things touch my heart… Yes, they did today, too… The whole day long… I allowed them to cross my mind… felt their touch in my heart… But, a question kept haunting me: “Why is this need in me to pause… capture… and interpret them to the world?” “Why this restlessness? This desperation?" I left the passing thoughts...  be; I left the touching feelings...  be. Sometimes, the questions seem to provide more solace than their answers… “Why do I need the world to validate my opinions?” “Why can’t I seek the beauty in others’?” "I make a difference"… It is definitely good to know .this But, it is even better...