Author Archives: rproy

It was the guilt of the man that kept troubling him?He tried to sleep, but sleep came not. Weeks turned to Months. Sleeplessness was now his way of life. Although in thought, he knew he had challenged the creator and … Continue reading →

He must have been all of Ten. A responsible child to his parents, a good student to his Teachers and loved by the entire neighbourhood. His parents were proud of him, and so was his Grandmother. She would take every effort … Continue reading →

After the Crucifixion, they were huddled in a room, afraid of the crowd. On the third day the Master had made himself visible. They now began to believe that if they follow his teachings they too could conquer death. But … Continue reading →

“I’m so busy” — three little words we say all the time as a way to decline invitations or additional work. It makes sense, though: Time is the most precious commodity because unlike money, we can’t make more of it.  It is just … Continue reading →

The guests had arrived. As a young lad he was expected to genuflect and touch the feet of all elders.   This was the way his parents had ingrained. He had crossed his teens, but the reverential genuflects never stopped. Every … Continue reading →

It was 7:00 am when the handphone rang, and she apologised for having disturbed at this early hour. She had fractured her hip, when she slipped on the street the previous night, and needed to be hospitalised. I was ready … Continue reading →

The Art of Learning…. Ralph was playing in the fields, while his nephew Joe was busy with his books.Joe continued reading aloud and earned the praise of Ralph’s mother for being meticulous in his studies, while Ralph was busy flying … Continue reading →

Having spent a decade and half, he was now Manager of the organization. Chosen for his Man-Management skills, as the Company had been though a turmoil with labor relations that was unable to resolve, or was it a deliberate attempt … Continue reading →

Met a long lost friend a week earlier.As we got talking of the Pandemic, the topic veered to Death. He turned around and said,“Even in Death we are in Debt.”  I wondered how, if we have cleared all our Financial obligations. … Continue reading →

\ Many arrived in white robes, and repeated the scene of the Baptism of the Lord A ride on the river Jordan Christian tradition holds that the Miracle took place on the North Western edge of the Sea of Galilee, … Continue reading →