Once upon a time, a tree in the forest despised the fact that all the animals would use their shade, leave waste in their mud, and never give them anything in return. The plant made the decision to stop letting the animals take advantage of its resources. Every time an animal came close, it would... Continue Reading →
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My hope for 2023!
-Priya Misra, Blog Head (SYBAMCJ) 2022 was a rollercoaster. Not just for me, as an individual, but for everyone. As a world, we began to rediscover a “normal” life after two years of being in the clutches of the deadly COVID-19, economies began to gain speed, people began to go back to their places of... Continue Reading →
Did We Connect?
written by Anjali Rai (SYBA)edited by Charumann Dube (SYBAMCJ) "Caring, loving, feeling the presenceIs all it takes to comfort the essenceOf pain, fear, grief and insecuritiesOf troubled existence and confronting realitiesThe interconnections sooth the heartThat stay along from the startFor he was always there for meDid we connect? Certainly!" It was a bright sunny Monday... Continue Reading →
Welcome to “The Laughing Hippo, 2022-23”
Like the movie, “You’ve Got Mail,” we like to call this- “Our blog around the corner.” This is our space, our little blog where we share our thoughts, ideas and much more! What distinguishes the DIRS blog is that it endeavours not profit, not mass catered content, or competition but we only wish to invoke an enchanting feeling in the hearts of our readers that touches upon the essence of being human.
An Anchor to your Friendship
on an empty shore where the veil grew thin we built this city on the blackened ash of white splintered bones thrown out like trash on piles of rubble never built to last sleeping with one eye open and one foot in the past i was lost to familiarity walls made of glass and foundations... Continue Reading →
The Two Girls on their Cycles
"People often ponder about what true friendship is and that is frankly, very astounding. You know true friendship when you feel it. True friendship is holding your friend’s hand and never letting it go. True friendship is forgiveness, acceptance, tolerance, anger, heartbreak, euphoria but most importantly, friendship is unconditional love. Friends are our chosen family.... Continue Reading →
Compassion, Self-Care and The New Normal
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”-Dalai Lama One of humankind’s greatest power is to adapt and adjust to changing situations which is merely a product of our developing brains that are capable of storing, processing and passing on information in all forms. Emergence of... Continue Reading →
An open letter to all the Teenagers!
Self-Compassion does include treating yourself to luxuries once in a while but more importantly, self-compassion encompasses paying heed to what your mind, body and soul needs. - Nia Jain, FYJC ARTS Dear Teenagers, Before you all dive in, please take a few deep breaths and feel all the exhaustion leave your beautiful body. Smile. Life... Continue Reading →
THE TALE OF DANVEER KARNA
“O ' Son of Surya, Your benevolence is astounding. Did the fear of death and agony not hold you back even for a second? That smile on your visage puts me to shame but it delineates your pride. No human can be as charitable as you thus I declare that you shall henceforth be known... Continue Reading →
To be Happy, Make Someone Else Happy!
For the first time in her whole life, Tara felt happy. Truly happy. Maybe the secret to happiness is to make someone else happy.-Priya Misra, FYBA (MCJ) Mount Mary Church glittered in yellow, red and green lights as it stood tall, all decked up for Christmas. Throngs of people, all dressed in their festive clothes... Continue Reading →