Gratitude, and the Quiet Burden of Abundance | Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Home › Essays › Gratitude, and the Quiet Burden of Abundance Gratitude, and the Quiet Burden of Abundance When scarcity shapes an individual’s or a community’s life, gratitude often follows. A full meal, a small comfort, or a simple gift can carry disproportionate emotional weight … Read more
Kites and Human Reflections Kites and Human Reflections by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar After weeks of rains, today the clouds seemed to pause for breath and reveal the beautiful blue skies, free at last from the crutches of monstrous black clouds that had held sway for a long time. A few thin white wisps drifted high, struggling … Read more
Mindfulness – Being in the Moment Mindfulness – Being in the Moment Was watching a video of rainfall that I had shot in slow motion and I could see each individual drop almost floating down. And then a thought struck me. What if this could happen with all the beautiful moments of our life. Can … Read more
As humans we are always expecting some sort of reactions to ourselves as a person and our actions. As babies we love attention and affection. When we are young, fear of being judged dominates. In midlife we look out for appreciation. And in old age………. Any reaction will do, just bring it on. ©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar
Words are important. For words create images in our minds and images create imagination. All human imagination is due to language. Without language there’s not much of an imagination. And imagination has been the main driver of human evolution and progress. And perversely this imagination leads many to question reality. Reality in the sense of … Read more
In the world we live in, it’s difficult to understand what’s real. Many a times reality bites. Almost compelling us to ask questions. To the world and more so to oneself. Though we tend to ignore it. Living, enjoying and suffering in the make believe world is relatively easy. For the urge to belong is … Read more
Somebody stated on social media that with rapid progress in science and technology, religions will slowly wither away. My answer to it was, it’s wishful thinking. Religions won’t ever vanish. Even after 1000 years religions will not only survive but thrive. They might even be stronger than they are today. The exact timeline of origin … Read more
Grand visions always somehow left the world worse off. A quote I heard in the Netflix series “ The Signal”. And that lead me to think. Also watching the movie Dune and recalling books of the the Dune series, I had read long time back made me ponder. Looking back at all the grand ideas … Read more
It’s the last day of the year 2023. Means a lot to many people. Especially to those who have had, a lot of upheavals in the last few months. For them 2024 signifies hope. For those tormented troubled souls who are dreaming of some kind of relief from their toxic or suffocating situation, they will … Read more