Gerald D'Cunha

In a cricket game, every bowler has only one objective: to get the batsman out as quickly as possible. Sending the batsman back on a duck, would be a mighty thrill! And, at the other end, the batsman, too, has only one objective: to stay there as long as possible. A century would be a dream! So, it takes a lot to outwit your opponent… You have to hold your nerves! Well, it is in a game, a sport… where the objective is to defeat your opponent so that you can win. You can not play the game from any other frame of mind… If you are a bowler, you need to possess in your heart that killer instinct to get your opponent out… and, if you are a batsman, you need to possess in you that never-say-die instinct to stay there long, frustrating your opponent. L et me apply this to another familiar game – ‘Mind Game’ - called ‘Argument’. Like the batsman and the bowler, it takes two to play this game! Who are these two? When you...

E very material thing, Around me, Is relative in value! Everything looks pale, worn-out and outdated As Time passes by. And, many a times, Even Time is not required to make things Look pale, worn-out and outdated… My mind is enough! The cell-phone that I use Is just an ordinary Nokia one. The other day, I asked a student of mine: “Where can I change its battery?” “What battery sir,” the young one shouted, “Change your phone; buy a Blackberry… You can afford one.” For a while, I hid my embarrassment. Then, I murmured in my mind, “Dear, my son has one… The one better than yours.” Then, feeling strongly for it, I grumbled in my heart, “But, dude, ‘I’ paid for it… I pay its monthly bills, too.” I can afford a Blackberry or an i-Phone. Yes, I can. But, do I ‘need’ one? This Nokia can take care of my needs; My life goes smoothly Without a Blackberry or an i-Phone. The man next to me is fair and handsome; I know I a...