I turned 60 recently. I am telling myself now that becoming a senior citizen starts at age 65 haha. I was in an introspective mood and I started wondering whether I was where I had wanted or planned to be in life. Flat broke, no family or career, no social life and a dependent on […]
Tag Archives: Thomas Carlyle
In Defence of Islam
This article is about Islam. I am a Hindu and a Brahmin but I have read some books and know a bit about the subject. Not a lot but a bit. The reason for this article is that I have been exposed to the Muslims getting a lot of bad press. Plus we have the […]
Does your belief in God help you?
This article will explore the way belief in God helps us. Belief in God helps us in many ways and I am sure most of you have something to say about how your belief has helped you. Regarding the existence of God, I have said pretty much everything that I am capable of saying in […]
In Defense of Islam
The best and most convincing defence of Islam is that it does not require to be defended by anybody. Like it or hate it Islam can stand on its own feet and survive and even flourish. It has done so across the globe for more than a millennium. Prophet Muhammad’s teachings have survived for this […]
Snippets from Great Literature
I am at a loss today to write anything original as well as worthwhile so I decided to just make an article of some quotes that I read from some very good books that I have been browsing through this week. One may even call these books great literature. The book I have chosen is […]
The Best Maker of Men I Know
Thomas Carlyle is not one of my favourite authors. He is not somebody I read over and over repeatedly but he has exercised a dominant and beneficial influence over my life. I remember when I was I my mid-twenties I was searching for a direction in my life. Or rather I was searching for strength […]