LOSING  THE  SENSE  OF  WONDER !                As we grow beyond childhood, unfortunately, one valuable thing we lose is our sense of  wonder felt from everything that happened around us. As a child seeing our shadow on ground   used to create a wonderful feeling. When we saw reflected sunlight splitting into rainbow  colors when passed thru a prism, we were again filled with wonder: "Look at that!" That same sense  of wonder was experienced when we saw a paper boat floating on water, a kite rising up in the sky upon being pulled with hand, or magical music coming out from a gramophone when its pin was placed on  the revolving record, and so on and on.                I wish we regain some of t...

                                              TAKING  THINGS  FOR  GRANTED  [ 2]                 Most of the cultures around the world have been patriarchal. In them, men have  enjoyed position of power and status. Somehow women have not been given equal respect,  even within one's own family. Mothers or wives are often taken for granted. Father is  worshipped  as  a breadwinner. But the amount of work that a mother or wife does in the  house is hardly  appreciated.  She works longer hours. She bears  the primary responsibility  of raising children, cooking meals, feeding  the family, cleaning dishes and washing clothes.                                      ...