Ever wondered, how an injury sustained in sport can be a badge of honor to a sportsman? Some years ago, I came across an interview with the ex-world boxing champion -Larry Holmes- published in a leading Sports Magazine in India (Sportstar). What caught my attention...
The day after our expedition to love Beach, Nassau, Bahamas (See Snorkelling in my Underwear? Disgusting!) I woke up with a very big surprise. I couldn't stand up without experiencing excruciating pain radiating up my legs from both of my feet and ankles! When I...
It was just a simple stone. Nothing attractive about it. In fact, it wasn't even big. It barely measured 12" by 6". It was slanted on a fort-five degree angle, and it didn't even have an interesting colour or pattern. Who would have thought it would inflict so much...
I became quite the expert in hurting my right ankle during our summer vacation. First of all, I burned it in the Bahamas until it developed an XXXX-sized blister. It's amazing what forgetting to cover a foot with sunscreen will do, especially when snorkelling in...
Sometimes life takes unexpected turns. When trials come, we don't usually welcome them with open arms. However when we learn about them after the fact, all we can do is praise the Lord!It was early fall and the thermometer took a sudden, unexpected dip. As we didn't...
I still can remember my Grade 1 teacher. Oh, I can't remember what he looked like, and likely he wouldn't look that way anymore, but I will never forget his name: Mr. Drypants. Or that would be the English translation of his Dutch name. Now that I am a teacher myself,...
"And what of those who suffer for lack..With tearful eyes and a bare back.Who have no choice but to abide..Who find no rest, no place to hideLike silent voices asking just one thing.To end, to end their suffering.That happy a song this world would sing."On two bent...