( Stories I liked) Collected & Retold Tess was eight years old when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money. They were moving to a cheap apartment next month because Daddy didn’t have theContinue reading “How much does a MIRACLE cost?”
Category Archives: Stories Retold
The Blalock_Taussig story
( In memory of all the Male Nurses : fondly called Sura Dada, Madu Dada etc. of my Alma mater who have taught me venous access ) In medical college, our paramedical staff are our first Guru. So was Vivian Thomas in the Johns Hopkins. You can have enough trouble if there’s a hole inContinue reading “The Blalock_Taussig story”
Wounds of Love
As the winter sets in reposting my favourite Fable.. Dedicated to all Close friends. The Fable of Porcupines. It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together to keep warm. This way they covered and protected themselves; but the *quills* of eachContinue reading “Wounds of Love”
Ryonen’s Face
Change is the only constant. Ryonen, the beautiful courtesan of the empress of Japan was a ravishing beauty at the tender age of 17. Oneday, the beautiful Empress died suddenly and Ryonen became acutely aware of the impermanence of beauty and life in this world. It was then that she decided to study zen. SheContinue reading “Ryonen’s Face”
The story of coffee mugs.
( Stories Retold ) A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. All of them have a lot of things in common- their school, background, success, wealth, power, position and a lot of stress and poor life quality. The professor went inside the kitchen and returnedContinue reading “The story of coffee mugs.”