Gerald D'Cunha

Pic.: Mini Milind 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… I had heard this inspiring story, too, from my friend, Dr. Deepak…On the graduation day of our little and young frogs, he would recount this fable – ‘THE DEAF FROG’ – in his own inimitable style… THE DEAF FROG PAST: O nce,   in a town, all the frogs decided to hold a competition among them. The challenge was: to see who would be able to climb the tallest tower in the town! When the day of the competition arrived, the people from the town came to the spot to witness the grand spectacle. When they saw the tiny creatures near the town’s gi...

Pic.: Chandrashekhar Varier O ur heads don’t dream; our hearts do. There is so much noise inside our heads, that, if we let our hearts listen to this noise, our dreams are sure to die of suffocation! Our intuitions – the hunches – come from a quiet zone within us - the creative Right Brain. It is guided by our hearts… The best of our creative works and ideas, our most brilliant plans and most passionate words, our inspiring relationships and greatest dreams… yes, all of them are born in this cradle, this womb… The other side, the Left Brain, is full of logic… It is busy analyzing, judging and criticizing, giving us reasons why it is not so easy for us to realize our dreams… showing us examples, facts and figures… and, all the time playing a devil’s advocate. And, so, if we listen more to our logical side of our brain – I call it our head – it can hardly take us to any distance… It  doesn't  inspire others,  doesn't  help us win others’...