YOUR DOG CANNOT SWIM
Pic.: Sheela Krishnamony Y ears ago, when I had decided to do something about my poor English, one of the things I did – and found it very useful – was telling a nice story in two tenses… Past and Present. Over the years, I have helped hundreds of people who were earnest to improve their English with the same method… Yes, write a nice story down in both the tenses… and tell it to someone. I had first come across this story in Shiv Khera’s famous book: ‘You Can Win’. Our eyes are slow when it comes to recognizing the good in others… But, when it comes to the ‘fault-finding’, oh yes, they are very quick! YOUR DOG CANNOT SWIM PAST: A man had a dog with a special gift: The dog could ‘run’ over water! Now, what a special gift that was, indeed! This man, obviously, felt proud about his gifted dog… and many people complimented him on it. He, undoubtedly, felt good about it. Then, one day, this man happened to meet an old friend...