Shedding the ‘shoulds’

SHOULD. Google says it is used to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness, typically when criticizing someone’s actions. I think it is used to bind one in shackles of someone else’s opinion. If you’re decent at math, you SHOULD become an engineer. If you’re an A grader, you SHOULD take the science stream. If you get…

Life in a Metro

Please stand clear off the door. Mind the gap. Guess who? Delhi Metro, obviously. Have you ever peeped in someone’s phone conversation and enjoyed the drama of their fight? Have you ever strained your ears to overhear some altercation over the phone of a fellow passenger? Have you ever seen a pregnant or elderly woman…

The Castle of Dreams

Reading gave her imagination wings. She would read about fancy food, fancy clothing, corporate lifestyle, expensive tastes and everything oh so sophisticated. She would dream of a luxurious way of life, breathtaking libraries and travelling the world. Far away from the harsh realities of this brutal world, she nurtured her dreams in a protected cocoon….