Discover the Writer in You

  While sorting through some old files, I came across The Taste of Onions , a short story that was published in Woman's Era nearly a decade ago. Somehow, I never got around to sharing it with readers of this blog. I'm happy to do so now. It is an interesting tale about the quiet sacrifices that often go unnoticed in everyday life. Looking back after all these years, I find that the story is less about onions and more about love, dignity, and the human capacity to rise above the ordinary. I am happy to share it here with readers who may have missed it when it first appeared in print. 📖 Read the Story:   The Taste of Onions Originally published in Woman's Era (March Second, 2016).

You are going to die. The question is—have you ever truly understood what that means? I  recently attended a six-day immersive meditation program at Osho Fragrance, Sonipat. The theme of the program was From Death to Deathlessness — Mrityoma Amritam Gamaye. And it stayed. Not as an idea. But as a quiet disturbance. In life, everything derives meaning from its opposite. Light is meaningful because darkness exists. Happiness is felt because pain has been known. And life… Life gains its depth because death is there. Remove death, and life becomes flat. Mechanical. Just endless repetition. Wake up. Work. Return. Sleep. Repeat. We begin to mistake this cycle as the end game. A better career. A bigger house. A more luxurious car. Social validation. Relationships. Responsibilities. All necessary. But not sufficient. Because okay is not enough. There is a deeper truth we avoid. We come alone. We go alone. And in between… we remain alone. Whether we accept it or not. But man resists this. H...