Gerald D'Cunha

  Pic.: Anand Ashokan “Each day is a new day – the gateway for your tomorrow. Wake up each morning with a resolution to make the day the most wonderful one. Your tomorrow should be founded on such a wonderful Today, Not on an unpleasant Yesterday.” T oday is the day… and, it is sensible to make the most of it… So, ‘Carpe Diem’ … Seize the day! Today is the day to dream, decide, plan and work… Today is the day to trust, hope and soar… Today is the day to amend - let go, forgive and be healed… Today is the day to thank, share and celebrate… Yes, today is the reality - God has blessed you with it, already… ‘The Present’ as they call it… a priceless gift! Today is a new day – the gateway for your tomorrow. If you want to see an amazing tomorrow, make this day – today – an amazing one, first… Wake up each morning with a resolution to make it a wonderful day, an amazing day… Yes, you c...

  Pic: Mehul Bhuva “There are millions of people in this world who are homeless, sick, illiterate, unwanted, frustrated… addicted to drugs and alcohol. Their hands are stretched unto you… for help, for sympathy, for hope. You owe a lot to this less privileged, helpless  and deserted mankind… Lend your helping hand in your own-little-way… Your peace and harmony depends on that, too.” I n life, every privilege you are able to enjoy places upon you an equal obligation: to reach out to the less-privileged around you… Similarly, every stroke of fortune, every touch of grace… every blessing places upon you an equal obligation to reach out to the less fortunate… to touch their lives with your own grace… to share with them your own blessings… This is a ‘divine’ obligation… It comes, inherently, with your life-privileges, fortunes and blessings… Yes, there are mill...

Pic.:Manoj Nair “On this earth, nothing is permanent. Money, fame and success – you have to leave everything here, when you go. So, have your share of humor and laughter on this earth, In fact, your mental and physical health depends on your sense of humor to a great extent.” N o matter how much you accumulate in your life – money, fame and success – you are supposed to leave it all… here on this earth. Yes, you have come with nothing, and you will go with nothing… This plain truth has stared hard at paupers and emperors alike, all through the ages… They all came here with their empty hands, and they all went from here with their empty hands… The rest – how much wealth they accumulated, how much fame, success and power they wielded – yes, all these had to be just a ‘fairy tale’! In life, if the money that you make and the fame and success that you achieve should have a true mea...

Pic.: Neerja Panchal “A complete belief in God is the anchor of your existence. Honest prayer is a direct communication with God. The castes, the idols, the rituals, and everything else is irrelevant – when you can honestly communicate with your creator, the infinite source of all strength.” T he God who resides in your heart is closer to you than the God who resides in Heaven… Yes, heaven is too, too far. Believe in God who has housed, around the day, in your very own heart… whose presence throbs in your every breath and flows like a never-ending stream through your blood… And, believe in this God completely. Period! If God has to answer your prayers, you need to ‘feel’ Him; you need to communicate with Him directly. Unless you have this direct communication with God, your prayers are meaningless… A complete faith in God is the anchor of your existence… It fills you with confidence you need in life… It fi...

Pic.: Mehul Bhuva “Love, Romance and Sex – these are our natural, positive emotions… Maintain their sanctity. When you blend these three emotions, a mighty force is born. Through marriage and intimacy,  you give a physical outlet to this force. However, if you learn to transmute this force into the work you do, You will see miracles… the birth of a genius.” L ove is the most beautiful of all human emotions. And romantic love is, in deed, romantic! If God Himself couldn’t see Adam feeling lonely in the lovely Eden Garden, and if He had desired man to be happy and fulfilled in the love and company of a woman – which had prompted Him to create Eve - then, romantic love has to be divine. It is blessed by God Himself! Intimate love, is intended to be very, very sacred… It is intended to be respected, honored, celebrated and cherished. It comes with great responsibility. If romantic love has to en...

  Pic.: Mehul Bhuva “True happiness and success in life will come to you If you learn to live harmoniously with others. Love, Trust, Compassion, Forgiveness, Tolerance – These are pillars of peace.” T here is an old saying, “If you are comfortable with yourself, you are comfortable with the world .” This means, if you are in peace with yourself, you are in peace with the world… The harmony within alone can ensure harmony without. So, what is your success for, if your heart is in constant turmoil? How can you relish, truly, the fruits of your success, if you are unable to feel the quiet happiness within your own heart? So, the more you strive to bring forth the harmony within, the more you will be able to strike it with others… You will learn to live in harmony with others. In fact, your inner harmony will automatically reflect in your outer harmony. If you really love, trust and accept ...

  Pic.: Anand Ashokan “True education does not end with your college… You have to educate yourself throughout your life. This life is an open university… You need to be humble and hungry for wisdom.” “L ife,” as they say, “is an Open University.” Living is another name for learning…And, the more you learn, the more there is still to learn. One lifetime is too short to finish your studies! Your schools and colleges provide you, at best, only the basic qualification needed to manage your life in this world. They provide you literacy and very fundamental knowledge… most of it already organized and made readily available to you. But, the real education is the one you organize as you go about living in this world… That’s your first-hand knowledge, your own wisdom… Yes, unless wisdom comes from your own involvement in life, by experiencing your own struggles, anxieties, hopes, triumphs and failures… yo...

Pic.: Fr. Reginald Pinto “How you look from outside - that is important. Keep your body fit, and clothe it with ‘whatever you have ‘ With grace and elegance. How you ‘feel’ from inside – that is even more important. So, keep your mind fit, and clothe it with beautiful thoughts – Love, Kindness, Faith, Hope… and all those winsome thoughts.” Y our physical appearance may be deceptive; but, most of the people in this world still believe in what their eyes see. For them, seeing is believing… They tend to judge you by your looks – your outer appearance… They tend to accept you or reject you on the basis of their judgment. Yes, how you look from outside – the shape and shine of your body…what you wear, how you talk and how you carry yourself – yes, that is very important. Don’t ignore it… Pay attention to your body… keep it fit and fine; pay attention to the dress you wear… keep it simple, ...