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Sorry- No Bachelors - Part I

                                                                    If you are a youngster and more importantly a bachelor looking for a rented flat or a house in any city, I am sure you must have invariably come across and read these most 'teasing' boards outside the gates of several houses and housing societies. I cannot explain how these boards hung outside hurt your self-esteem. It seems as if we bachelors are the only villains in the world out to destroy the social fabric of the society.. Why do we see these 'derogatory' or 'insulting' words written on boards outside houses?? According to me, we have to face these disrespectful words for one simple reason - the general conception of the landlords about bachelors are that they are noisy, undisciplined, messy and will create a nuisance. It is these prejudices that ma...

Listen Patiently...

                                                   Listening is an art. Nature also wishes that we should listen twice as much as we speak, that’s why it has given us one mouth and two ears. The world would be a better place if we listened to others well. Listening is an effort that requires patience. People wish there was someone who could listen to them and who they would consider their savior. In these grueling times of the ‘KAAL’ when all are locked inside their homes, with nowhere to venture out because of the ongoing pandemic. Many people are working from homes as their offices are closed due to the same. Sometimes they get frustrated as they have no one to speak to and they cannot release their frustration, hence some get restive and weak-hearted people often go in depression. They wish there could be someone who would listen to them and understand t...