Poem Beyod Worldly Relations In life it happens only onceYou truly come across someoneWho completely mesmerizes youAnd turns your world around… You share with one all achievementsWithout a sense of pride or competitionAnd you share with one all failuresWithout a sense of guilt or shame… You share your goals for the futureDreams that may never come trueYou share hopes […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Befriend and Love One can’t really choose eitherYet given a choiceWhat would you vote forTo befriend and loveOr love and be friend! Have a look aroundYou may find manyWho were friends in loveAnd lived happily ever after. But I met this manWho loved and became friendIn consequenceFor the material worldHe remained an accomplishedProfessional and leaderBut in the spiritual […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Attitude Matters Once a wise man said –Sceptics don’t ever contribute,Cynics don’t ever createAnd doubters don’t ever achieveIt’s due to –Their negative upbringing At the home, In the school And surroundings. On the contraryA person with positive attitudeCreates wondersIn respective arenaIn achieving targets and goalsBesides self acceptability At the home, In the organization And society at large. […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Artisan In one of those hectic toursI met this artisanAt only thirty fiveHe looked nearly beatenWrinkled face, sunken cheeksAnd wispy frameHailing from a communityNot only marginalizedBut also stigmatizedIn a far flung countryside. But glow on his faceHis expression and toneRings confidentDevoid of that lamentHis clansmen in vicinity haveHe works daily for long hoursWith a grit and […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Anatomy of Heart People store their dreams in eyesAnd pray their wishes be fulfilled.Eyes glow and blink with perceptionsOf the changing colors and emotionsBut the dreams often not come trueMay shatter and roll down with tears. People store their dreams in heartAnd pray their wishes be fulfilled.Vagaries of colors and emotions playAnd dreams may still not come trueYet […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Awry During all these yearsWith hard work and endeavourHe earned and accomplishedName, fame and good health…In short, everything in lifeNeeded for a graceful livingThat a man or woman aspires for Yet he thinks, it isClumsy, wrong and sadWith too many demons inside,They keep constantly hauntingDepriving him of peace.Yes, without her in lifeSomething is awry, very very […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 15, 2020December 16, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Aging Gracefully Mark Twain once observedWhen your friends beginTo flatter you onHow young you lookIt’s a sure signYou are getting old… Women try looking youngerUsing available artificial meansMen often make a statementThat age is a state of mindAnd so often resort to adventure,Mountaineering and hard sports. Aging gracefully is so coolCan’t people stop worryingAbout the anxieties of […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Adversity Adversity in our lifeIn a way it bringsImmense benefit to usBecause it often ushers inSobriety to persona and mind… And in such an eventWe are able to haveA much clearer visionOf the worldly orderLike a storm purifies the air. 21,524 total views, 20 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poem Adaptation Confucius stated it onceAs the water shapesItself to the vesselThat contains it,So a wise man adaptsHimself to the circumstances. Blaming circumstancesOr people in the surroundingsFor our misfortune or miseriesSeldom yields any tangible results,Instead a positive mindsetFaith, hope and courageWith the willingness to adaptLeads to often miraculous outcomesEven in most adverse circumstances. 21,640 total views, 20 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 14, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blog It’s Your Choice How You Take Life I have known this gentleman for a very long period through almost our entire professional life of more than thirty years. Only recently he superannuated after more than thirtyfive years service as a senior ranking official in the Government. While in service, I recall whenever we met I mostly found him unhappy with the people […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 9, 2020September 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rose Bud The teenager’s prodigious query was:What is of actual worth and germaneA bud or the gorgeous florets of roseRed, yellow, peach, lavender, orange,Pink, purple, with a lot more colours;Of prismatic hues & subtle fragrance? The aged savant’s response was gentle:Both are slices of the universal life cycleA bud is as relevant as glooming flowerBeing an embodiment […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 11, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Snitcher A Snitcher often proves in disguiseMore an adversary rather than an allyTruly, hence, he’s described so aptlyAs a canary, a betrayer or a squealerAs well as mentioned contemptuously –A deep throat, stoolpigeon or blabberEven ridiculed as the rat collaboratorHere are some traits for any onlooker. He may pretend to be subtle on faceBut indulges in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Deep State: The Invisible Hands of Disruption Although the unethical and illegal interference in the internal matters of the developing countries by the state and non-state actors in some countries of the developed West is not a new phenomenon but two incidents having a devastating impact on South Asian countries biz. India and Bangladesh during the last two years made this author […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 7, 2024December 9, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Dotage Editor’s Choice Dotage is a sense of growing oldHas its own remarkable attributesSlowly yet firmly one tends to loseMaterial attachment and affectionToward things, folks, even own kin,Inclusive of long-cherished dreams. The usual greed, inclination or urgeTo create and secure a niche for selfEven at cost of a wrangle or conflicts,Declines; the person is now inclinedTo […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 5, 2024December 6, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Condolence Folks give priority to attend a funeralBe it somebody’s cremation or burialThey are so liberal in their condolenceIn saying generous words for the gone. But I find it quite odd and paradoxicalCeremonious send off after one’s goneSo much admiration at occasion of lossThey could do when the person is alive. 2,187 total views, 19 views today Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 1, 2024December 1, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rose Bud The teenager’s prodigious query was:What is of actual worth and germaneA bud or the gorgeous florets of roseRed, yellow, peach, lavender, orange,Pink, purple, with a lot more colours;Of prismatic hues & subtle fragrance? The aged savant’s response was gentle:Both are slices of the universal life cycleA bud is as relevant as glooming flowerBeing an embodiment […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 11, 2024December 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Snitcher A Snitcher often proves in disguiseMore an adversary rather than an allyTruly, hence, he’s described so aptlyAs a canary, a betrayer or a squealerAs well as mentioned contemptuously –A deep throat, stoolpigeon or blabberEven ridiculed as the rat collaboratorHere are some traits for any onlooker. He may pretend to be subtle on faceBut indulges in […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Deep State: The Invisible Hands of Disruption Although the unethical and illegal interference in the internal matters of the developing countries by the state and non-state actors in some countries of the developed West is not a new phenomenon but two incidents having a devastating impact on South Asian countries biz. India and Bangladesh during the last two years made this author […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh December 7, 2024December 9, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rajnigandha Touch Now I get tired too soonSo I’m afraid of going farBut all this does not meanI’ve abandoned walks forever… And yes, I often feel lonelyEven amongst my own peopleBut all this does not meanI have stopped caring for all… I often remember our friendshipI still care for our relationshipBut how much I do,I have stopped […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 16, 2020October 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Greed For Power Among all temptations in life of a man, perhaps the greed for power is the strongest one. The obvious reasons appear to be that when one is empowered, all other luxuries and antiquities of life automatically fall in line. Hence it is not surprising that people craving for the power adopt and exploit all overt […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh November 7, 2020September 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Fairy Tale Like a fairy descended from the paradiseShe was beautiful no less than Snow WhiteLike an angel she was generous and kindThe flowers bloomed whenever she smiled. She was standing my way with open armsAnd I knew well this was real not a dreamYet kept struggling to overcome my inertiaAnd in the process I rendered her […] Written by Dr. Jaipal Singh October 21, 2020March 13, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked