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Mind Games.

         23 days into the fresh year; a cocktail of happenings; and frankly enough, it is a year that has managed to pull a couple of rabbits out of the hat; as young as it is. Never saw that coming. The blandness of conniving thieves and a bunch of miscreants out there always scheming to rob hardworking people of their hard earned toil.  Life's a move though. Each step takes us closer to an achievement. When words are done to bespoke; an analogy of statements done with wit the intricacy of a braid so to say.  So here goes … Past situations put in words, but then, being in a dull state of nerves, such as everybody is occasionally predisposed to: insusceptible to delight or pleasurable excitement; one of those temperaments when what is pleasure in most times and to many a person, becomes insipid or indifferent… In this frame of mind, it befell on me to pose the question unto myself, ‘Suppose that all your needs a...

In Trying Times, the Balm of finding Solace (Pt 2)

Continuation...               As a continuation of our previous post, based on Austen's piece, Pride and Prejudice, clearly even the wily or the wicked of the universe, do not prevail. And for most, when an inherent order shapes both the physical and the moral landscape of the society. Nature is sure tamed, and perhaps of certainty is human abilities. It is that dollop of wisdom that elevates our daily duties as humans, and from as a simple comedy of manners as Austen's.  It’s not too heavy-handed or even, I concede, that constant read rejuvenates the mind and soul. It brings us closer to understanding someone else's mind and thoughts. It brings comfort and allure; a solid escape from normalcy, and constant moral resonance.  For as delightful as Austen’s static world may be, it is the humbling, bracing confrontation with the self that lifts both readers and the book itself beyond caricature and plotty romance. In Austen’s uni...