What do I tell my children about God, life and His creations?

How do I explain to the little inquisitive minds about man’s barbarity? And that it knows no bounds, understands no limits. Just like God’s mercy knows no bounds, and understands no limits. How do I tell them that there is one God? And that anyone who believes in a higher power is looking at the same … More What do I tell my children about God, life and His creations?

Wednesday Wiseness: Funny Hair. A Not-so-funny life.

My nose is like a mountain, in-your-face-kind-of unavoidable. My dark skin makes me want to go through a permanent whitewash. My skin colour is ghastly transparent, like a cross between Casper and Aloe vera gel.  I have crooked teeth, strung together like abstract art. I have a pimple brigade fighting for territory on my face. My chin … More Wednesday Wiseness: Funny Hair. A Not-so-funny life.

Connecting the dots…

Originally posted on Nida Khan Writes:
I believe in destiny. I believe in the magic of moments. How they merge into one another like sliding droplets of rain collecting at the bottom of a windshield.  Forming a little ocean, only you were meant to drink from. Children love to collect things. Most children my age would…

Wednesday Wiseness: I don’t do Compassion. I only FAKE it.

Compassion is overrated. Not because it doesn’t deserve its high position in the virtue ladder. It’s a pure emotion that begins where kindness and empathy end. It is stronger, more powerful, almost magical. Not because we lecture our children about it or because we imagine it to be the solution to all problems. But because … More Wednesday Wiseness: I don’t do Compassion. I only FAKE it.