Pawanraj Sadhwani Scribbles
Reasonable...
His feet pounded the pavement. And thoughts pounded away at his head. Age and stress had caught up with him, and exercise had been advised. So, he had started running. After all, he had a long way to go - many responsibilities to fulfil. Keeping fit was the reasonable thing to …
Because
"I love you." She said what she always did, before she hung up. Today, he paused, and cast his mind back to the last time he asked her the question that was now poised on the tip of his tongue. "Why?" He thought. There was nothing to suggest he was …
Being OK
He was okay. He had been like that for a while. Sure, life could've been better. But it could've been worse. He counted his blessings and thought, he was okay. Comfortable. Content. Maybe even happy. And then he met her. He wasn't much for talking. Putting himself out there was …
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Not Today
Something is troubling you. You do not know what it is. You cannot pinpoint it. You try to turn the dial to bring into sharp focus the spectrum of emotions so you can hear them clearly - but find only vague incoherent static. The tuning mechanism of your life-radio is broken …
The Power of Stories...
I have been reading The Story Bible by Pearl Buck. It is The Bible, but without (most of) the "religious stuff". What it does is recount the stories in the Bible in short 10-12 page chapters. And as I read, I realize that as a story, the Bible is quite …
I Want to Talk to You...
I want to talk to you. But I can't. I can't. And I watch in despair, as I shout, I scream... I say the words that you cannot hear. I despair as I see two steady streams - of words - of thoughts - of understanding, flowing down into the valley that now …