The mirror

The mirror

Image source As she looked at the reflection in the mirror, she was astounded. There she was her little daughter all dressed up as a bride. And her mind went back to the time when she was a bride. Her daughter looked almost the same- all the more pretty though! But the reflection that she saw in the mirror was hard to believe. It seemed […]

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The gift

Image source “Stealing is not a good habit and don’t you know what happened to that thief whom they caught last week?”, she asked her son. He had always been a good and obedient child and at the age of eight he was mature beyond his years. Hence when she found a few coins hidden away in a corner of his study table, she was […]

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Her hands

Her hands

Hers were the hands that held me and called my name, When I as a little babe into this world I came. She took my hands in hers as she taught me to walk, It was to her I called out when I first learned to talk.   Hers were the hands that put me to bed, Wiped away every tear that I ever shed. […]

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A lesson in Patience

A lesson in Patience

I returned home after a long, tiring day at college and since all my submissions of projects and assignments for the semester were now over I decided to relax. Just as I was thinking what to do, my mom who is a school teacher called me out and said, “Please help me make a presentation for tomorrow’s class and it is important as the officials […]

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Roles reversed

“Come on Ma you can do it”, she said as I tried to walk without support for the first time after the terrible accident in which I had fractured my leg. I was doing well so far but suddenly I missed my balance and slipped, and she came rushing towards me to stop me from falling. “Good progress for today Ma and don’t worry about […]

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