Gerald D'Cunha

  “When I took a heavenly ride through our silence, I knew the moment had arrived For killing the past and coming back to life.” (From the song ‘Coming Back to Life’ by Pink Floyd)   I think, one of the most amazing graces in life is the grace of coming home; which, truly means the grace of coming back to life! In this complex world, the consoling fact about living is, that we all are fellow-humans with our respective flaws. None of us – I say ‘none of us’ – here on this planet, is a flawless soul. We are programmed to operate in this world with our respective ‘defects’. An honest awareness of this fact about us is enough to keep us firmly grounded… be kind not only towards others, but also towards ourselves. Most of us find it difficult to adjust with others, essentially because of   our inability to be kind towards others and ourselves. Others make mistakes just as we do. Others have the right to make amends just as we do. We need to overlook others’ flaw...

“ You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you'll win, no matter what the outcome.” -      Hunter ‘Patch’ Adams I n our Tai Chi class, yesterday, a new entrant wanted to know about my profession… “I am a teacher,” I said. “Wow! A noble profession,” was how he responded. And, he didn’t sound to me insincere. “Where do you teach?” the gentleman asked me next. “I teach in my own institute,” I said, “I run a coaching institute.” “That’s really great,” he further complimented me. And, again, I don’t think he was being insincere. Now, I have had many responding to my statement, “I run my own coaching institute,” with this, too: “Wow! Minting money!” We have either said this or heard this:”Teaching is no more a noble profession”… “Schools and colleges are business houses”… “Being a doctor is no more a noble profession”… “Hospitals and nursing homes are bu...