Gerald D'Cunha

“A huge part of recovery and life is slowing down and accepting the unknown. This is how you get to know yourself.” -       Brittany Burgunder I don’t like wars… But, I like war stories… war movies. Last night, I watched, with my wife and son the English movie ‘1917’, in one of the theaters. It’s a movie no one should miss… “So beautiful”! And, isn’t it so ironical when I have to say ‘So beautiful’ to describe a movie on war? It is… Wars - and needless to say the World Wars - are ugly and destructive. But, through the stories of this ugliness and destructiveness, the human race is able to appreciate, value and pursue beauty and peace. That’s what makes ‘Bhagavad Gita’ so priceless… Yes, such a priceless gem has come right in the midst of an ugly and destructive war! In life, we need such contrasts, such ironies… to help us value life itself! “M y net worth is now zero.” When I read...

T here is an old Arabian proverb. It goes like this: “Both, the fast and the slow, will meet each other on the (same) ferry boat.” I get the point… I miss the point! Obviously, when I see myself on a fast lane, it’s clear, that I have missed the point. And, when I see myself on the slow lane, yes, it’s clear, that I have got the point. Life has been like this, to me, all through my six decades… Run, only to realize, that, no matter how fast I run, in the end, I will have to meet my slow-counterparts on the same ferry boat… So, why run, at all? But, I run… Because, I live! Then, some wise soul comes along to show me the amazing beauty of bird-nests… How slow and steady, always, do it so amazingly… And, even if the big birds and big humans destroy their homes in a blink… They, will patiently build it again! M y wife and I have just returned from a two-day Tai Chi camp at Lonavala. As we stepped out of the Tai Chi hall,...