Thatched House

Each night, I lock the gate and place the keys on a certain spot. I have been doing this over and over, week after week, month after month. When I was with sister, sometimes she would do it; and sometimes, we’d both forget or don’t do it thinking the other person had already done it. Now, with no one around, I make it a point to do it every single night.   When it started, it was burdensome and there were times when I would forget or question why I should lock the gate anyway. But with repeated practice, I am finding it to be much easier. One night, I surprised myself. I have been busy with some work for which I arrived home late. And my mind was preoccupied that I didn’t remember how I got myself into my room. Then I came to my senses and awareness of my surroundings and went to lock the gate. But I found it locked and the key was in its usual place!! I have already done it unaware.  That is how Christian character-building works; N.T Wright seems to say in his b...

Have you met people who within the first few minutes lets you know all the degrees and medals that they have amassed? This blurting out of one’s own achievements is not uncommon in the Indian society. It seems to have become an accepted norm of human interaction. One reason for this type of behavior may be that they want to be taken seriously. Another reason may be that they want to show off and show who is superior.  One video is doing the rounds in the internet where some youths in Delhi were interviewed about the chance of India winning the FIFA World Cup 2014. They are optimistic that India can win it. And they would give reasons why that is possible. And when the interviewer asked if they'd seen the Indian (a fictitious name derived from 'I am lying') scoring, they said they did. You should look at their faces when they were told that India did not qualify for the World Cup. There is no 'I don't know' in their vocabulary.  I knew someone who ...