Triveni Journal
1927 | 11,233,916 words
Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....
My grandchild, with words miserly
in one of his dizzy moods
came up to me and tapped mysteriously:
What will you bequethe to me?
Sad and reflective, I painted
a mild picture of what he would inherit:
War-ravaged continents
terror-stricken humans
dry, withered, parched land
global warming, melting glaciers
vomiting, choking cities; dirty, dry rivers
immoral, corrupt, soulless universe...
The child, otherwise quite coy
shrieked and jumped with joy.
Baffled, intrigued, I naturally asked:
Why, what happened?
He came still closer and said:
You are great, grandpa
I have reasons to celebrate
I shall have some fun in this state...
You know, in my previous life
I was a Chimpanzee
and my grandpa then, a mole
obsessed with conscience and soul–
such a rigorous training
me in moral uniform, morning or evening.
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“If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.”
-Thomas Watson, President of I.B.M.
“There is no success like failure.”
-Bob Dylon
“If you want to make it to the top, fall flat!” Failure means you have got battle scars. There is no stigma.”