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“ He allowed himself to be swayed by his conviction that human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but that life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves.” ― Gabriel García Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera I thought I was done with my rebirth on a sisters’ only voyage to Vietnam, where I felt all my senses come alive once again…I felt light and untethered; full of love and life and a yearning to roam free. But dear Mother Earth, saturated with mankind’s relentless rampage, also had similar realisation about the same time. She also yearned for freedom and rebirth and so the virulent Corona was unleashed upon us locking us down in our very own concrete cages. And while we, her petulant and selfish children are forced to reckon with her rage, most of us are also gaining deep insights on life and what is really important and basic to our lives. Stripped bare off our extravaganzas, we are ‘re’-learning and growing as ...

Darkness or Light In the darkness lies the secret to all that renews The seeds of morrow, buried hopes that sprout wings Although unseen, they need love, care, and faith Without, they shrivel and wither…   All that wanes moves on, Heralding a fresh start and, We scamper, looking for refuge in the dust as it settles. Nature’s “terrible beauty” or “trumpet of prophecy” What is it that resounds around?   Oh, we hear, we hear, Discern or otherwise purblind or evolved Our cages may leave us slow Resistant to growth Festering prejudices We dig shallow graves for humanity… Or We shall overcome As we draw strength from our roots, we light for ancient wisdom for universal brotherhood, trust, and compassion.   And together we march… Away from fear Into the realm of hope… Anu Maheshwari