Full moon above, I was sitting in a desolate cremation site deep in the valley, waiting for midnight. A bunch of dogs were howling at a distance, occasionally joined by shrieks of owls from the banyan trees above. I was cold, and a little scared. I am not afraid of living souls, but ghosts scare me — they say that at full moon, ghosts can possess the living.
I was carrying Sarvabhu’s talisman in my hand. I was sure that it would protect me. Sarvabhu is the supreme god of all living, dead, and in-betweeners. I clutched hard at the…
Hurt
You count my mistakes, and believe I lack any will.
You tell me, how badly my life has gone downhill.
By calling me worthless, you get a vicious thrill.
Your words hurt, cause even though a failure, I am a human still.
— — Shon Mehta
© 2021 Sheetal Mehata.
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Once there lived a great scholar. In the course of his travels, he chanced to visit a distant kingdom. Seeing the respect the scholar commanded, the king was impressed. He thought that if the scholar stays in his kingdom, it will increase its prestige in the lands.
So he invited the scholar to his palace, and asked whether he would like to stay.
“I only stay at places where freedom is valued,” the scholar replied.
“Of course,” said the king. “Come with me for a tour of the capital, and see for yourself how much we value freedom.”
As they…
At some juncture in our life, we become an entirely different person than what we started as. Different dreams, different thoughts, different style, different life. When we look at our old photographs, it feels like we are looking at a stranger. Then, it makes us wonder when we stopped being that person in the photograph.
— -Shon Mehta
In the ancient land of Jivavarta, there lived two friends. One day, they both got poisoned. Fortunately, they recovered.
After recovery, one of the friends started poisoning others, in a hope he would kill whoever had poisoned him. The other friend started distributing antidote to others, so that they would recover in case they get poisoned.
In this world, we all get poisoned or harmed some way, and it is up to us how we react — do we want to seek revenge and harm others, or show compassion and help them.
© 2020 Sheetal Mehata
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You can spoil your good luck with your stupidity, but even with all the smartness in the world, you can never outrun your bad luck. — - Shon Mehta
It was almost noon, and the worker who I had hired for cleaning my tavern hadn’t turned up. I cursed aloud. My back was sore and I was looking forward to rest a little, but now I will have to work more than usual.
“Do you need help, sir?” said a voice.
It was an elderly woman with a wrinkly face. It is tough to guess the age of poor people, they tend to look older than they are, due to all the hardship they face. She had a hunched back and sunburned skin, common among the workers in the…
Cause, death without grief is rather rare.
There was a girl named Claire.
For her, life was lonely, it was so unfair.
She longed for happiness, but found it nowhere.
And felt that when she is gone, no one will care.
Then, one day, she decided, and took the dare.
Years gone by, her family still lives their nightmare.
Her mother’s eyes, they are never without a tear.
Cause, death without grief is rather rare.
Someone, somewhere will always care.
Shon Mehta
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©2020 Sheetal Mehata.
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In a monastery, there were many student monks. Sojuk was the most pious of them all. Every day, he would get up early, and meditate. Whenever he saw or heard someone in trouble, he prayed for them. Everybody respected him for his compassion. All the students joined Sojuk in his prayers, except one — Brima. Many times, students asked Brima to join in the prayers for troubled people, but he would refuse and go away.
One year, the head monk decided to declare the name of the “most compassionate monk”. Everybody was sure that it would be Sojuk. …
Be Selfish, and Help Others — Helping others is a known source of happiness.
The world is going through an upheaval due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Most of us have never faced this kind of situation in our lifetimes. Nobody knows how things will turn out. This is leading to anxiety about our health, well-being of our loved-ones, our financial situation, our future, and so on.
Here are a few things which are helping me cope with my anxieties:
1) The Rule of One
Each day, prioritize and handle one problem at a time.
Some of us could already be suffering from an illness, or facing scarcity of money, or even (as is happening…
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Sheetal (Shon) Mehta is an author, entrepreneur and thought leader.
