THE DRY LEAVES
Pic.: Ashwin Mohta Y ears ago, when I had decided to do something about my poor English, one of the things I did – and found very effective – was telling a nice story in two tenses… the Present and the Past. Over the years, I have helped hundreds of people, who were earnest about improving their English, with the same method… Yes, write a nice story down in both the tenses… and, then, tell it to someone… My friend, Mukesh, had narrated it to me, that morning, to impart a very valuable lesson…I had titled my Post – ‘THE CRAP’ THE DRY LEAVES PAST: O nce, a disciple went to his Master with a ‘ gurudhakshina’ – an offering to one’s Guru. This disciple had completed the study under his Master, and was confident that there was nothing more to learn. So, he had gone to express his gratitude to his Master with the offering – some valuable things. When the Master saw his disciple with expensive gifts, he said, “My son, I would rather be pleased, if you co...