Gerald D'Cunha

Pic.: Pradeep Nanda “I n Life, if we can turn our hobbies into our professions,” the famous line reminds us, “we do not have to ‘work’ at all!”  But, many of us may not be so lucky. We do have our hobbies; but, they  aren't  our professions… So, I, always, tell my friends and students this: “Never ever give up your most intimate hobbies… They will help you enjoy your work; they will help you do away with your stress; they will keep you, always, childlike with curiosity and zest… they will keep you, forever, young and spiritual… Yes, they will give you a good reason to live, hope, work and love.” A hobby is the only thing that we do with our total heart… Our passion, enthusiasm and dedication go into it completely… No one needs to coax us to do it, let alone force… Money and reward are not at all the concerns; there is nothing to prove to anyone, anything… Out hearts prompt us to do it, and we just do it… Yes, often, without being worried a...

Pic.: Vinod Krishnan T here is plenty for all of us, there out… All that we need to do is ‘see’ it, ‘appreciate’ it and ‘desire’ it… very, very deeply, sincerely and passionately. Now, is it what the famous ‘Law of Abundance’ all about? Last morning, I saw the above picture shared by my friend, Vinod Krishnan. Now, I said, my ‘friend’… Well, Vinod and I haven’t met anytime. Ashok, my dear friend, is a dear friend of Vinod, too. They, both, are photographers and share the same passion… So, that’s about my friendship with Vinod… But, then, there is a deep connect, which goes beyond the realm of our physical meeting… We both ‘see’ what is there out… free and in abundance to all of us… Vinod captures them through his lenses… I through my writings… He stops to ‘appreciate’ the brilliance in the wild, the wayside… I do the same… as I walk by… Vinod lays his claim on the glory-in-the-mundane… desiring it deeply and passionately… I,...