Q: Why did you decide to write this book?
A: I was enrolled in a writing class through UCLA Extension. The first assignment was to tell a story in one page. I could not think of a thing! Then I remembered a little nugget I had read in an Indian newspaper about a couple who had [...]
Joint Family
When I started writing “The Flat on Malabar Hill”, I planned to describe family life in India as I had experienced it. As the book progressed, I began unwittingly to draw comparisons between life in the U.S. and life in India. So I thought I would write today about the “joint family,” where more [...]
Anjali
Anjali hated the showers in India—they were so drippy, just a drizzle coming out of the shower head with no pressure. She preferred having two buckets of hot water which she could cool to her liking and pour over herself with a large brass cup. Now, while Anjali soaped herself in the bathroom, she felt [...]
Q: Why did you decide to write this book?
A: I didn’t really decide to write this book—I was directed to. In 2006, Ramadan, Yom Kippur, and the Christian Day of Atonement all took place on the same day. It was also the day of the Nikels Mine School shooting of innocent Amish children. On a [...]
What Do Angels Look Like?
Do you believe in angels? Have you ever seen one? While I have felt angels close to me and heard them whisper in my ear, a friend of mine who paints spiritual figures has actually seen a heavenly being standing by his bed when he woke one morning. Inspired by the [...]
Key 1
Develop Priorities
Have you ever wished you could add another several hours to your day so you could finally catch up on paperwork or take that class for professional development or fit in time to work out? Or, maybe, just maybe, meet a friend for lunch, or read a book for pleasure? Do you ever [...]
Q: Why did you decide to write this book?
A: After about seven years as a career coach, I wanted my work to impact more people. I stepped back and evaluated what issue did I see as concerning most of my clients. On reflection, I noticed that regardless of what my clients hired me for (support [...]
Chapter 1
New World Order
The Ancient Egyptians once believed that the Constellation Libra represented the scales of justice, in which the human heart would be judged after death. The Ancient Chinese called the constellation the star of celestial balance between heaven and earth. But in the year 2007, after the discovery of an extra-solar planet, eight [...]
Life after Earth is becoming more and more possible with recent evolutionary efforts to map the universe, discoveries of Earth like planets, and the privatization of space flights by visionary entrepreneurs, such as Sir Richard Branson.
However, life on a new planetary system will have its challenges. The future generations will inherit a very complex responsibility, [...]
Q: Why did you decide to write this book?
Author: In 2009, I was visiting the City of Oslo in Norway. I was sitting by the waterfront, observing the people, the boats and it was by the waterfront where I saw a labyrinth of large picture displays of various galaxies. Then I remembered that it was [...]
