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I am just a cold star now In the distant horizon, I see my predator Roaming free In the concrete jungle!! Here he prowls with fangs inside her There he claws at her tender breast.. Trees bow in shame as he rapes in the shade Men leer, men gasp, men drool At the crushed blooms. I was just two Baby Falak I am just a cold star now In the distant horizon, I see my predator Roaming free In the concrete jungle!! Here he prowls with fangs inside her There he claws at her tender breast.. Trees bow in shame as he rapes in the shade Men leer, men gasp, men drool At the crushed blooms. I was just two

Evening sun in His macho glory Burning in red haze Wisps of cloud floated In the opposite horizon And she peeped.. So shyly, so daintily Macho sun turned pink Leaves hid and birds skipped aside Lady Moon came out in naked splendour And the powerless sun sank into her bosom...

Inspiration from 'The Speaking Tree' If you need to give 12 oranges to someone you need to possess 12 oranges. Similarly if you have to give respect, you ought to have self-respect. If you have to give love, you need to love yourself . If you give hatred it is because you possess hatred inside you. If you squeeze an orange on any day, any time, with any gadget you will definitely get only orange juice. The same applies to us. Whenever someone squeezes us ,puts pressure on us or is critical about us, out comes what is inside us. The beauty is we can give only what we possess so ahead.. be positive and give away the same!!!!

Today during the English period with my 7th std children, I had given a dictation test. A girl student topped the test. Two back benchers ( boys) were shocked that she had outsmarted them. I told them that it was not surprising as she is a voracious reader! Moreover she always made it a point to converse in English at school. It was her good habit that had helped her.. One of the boys( his ego being bruised) commented that he would someday do well and that he just needed more time. This is a common refrain I hear from many! Often our ego tells us we are not ready as we are not yet perfect, is it not! It is a mere excuse on the part of the ego! It is trapping us from making us being more responsible! In fact simple, good habits would enrich our lives. Good habits would also help in tapping our potential!

Today I conducted a Picture comprehension activity fr the 11 year olds. The outcome was indeed interesting. i showed them a picture of two white horses, one horse looked a little bigger while the other smaller one had a carrot in its mouth. I gave the children about 15 minutes to construct a story on the given picture. There were 4 girls and 4 boys in the class. Results: Two girls made a story of a male horse marrying a female horse, having children etc. The other two girls created a story on friendship and sharing. Boys version- One gave a gory story of the horses being kidnapped and they murder their attacker and finally escape. Two boys talked on friendship but with fights and violence involved. The fourth boy talked of the small horse disobeying the mother horse and ending up in the wrong peer group and how the small horse lies, gets into fights and his money is stolen etc.. So what is it that you make out of this? Would you agree that if women had been heasds of nations the World ...

Many of our problems are actually 'worried into existence'. Worry is not caused by outward circumstances, but by our reaction to them! A healthy mind will remain poised under all circumstances! I read these lines in the Speaking Tree ,a special supplement of the Times of India. I loved the lines!!

This morning was unusually foggy in Chennai. I smirked that it was smog!! An Older colleague commented that the sun was white this morning and it signified that hot days are here to come and to stay on for many months to come!! Just yesterday I had a rejuvenating conversation with my son on seasons and humankind. Winter is the ideal time to relax, laze in bed and do nothing. Time to repair your body, mind and soul. Time to think, ruminate and meditate ! Spring - time to spring up to put those thoughts and ideas into action . Time to work, work, work! Summer- time to reach the peak of your project or work on personal and professional front. Autumn- time to stand back and look what has been done. Do the trimmings . Slow down. Winter- time to break/ contemplate.. Ah if we could work in this cycle of motion.... It also reminds me of the beautiful poem ," The Human Seasons" by John Keats- Four Seasons fill the measure of the year; There are four seasons in the mind of man: He has ...