<p>She was a princess living the royal life unaware of the hardships of reality. But the day finally dawned when life happened. She fell in love with a commoner. Her moonblushed life shattered. She was&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/12/06/the-price-of-love/">More</a></p>

<p>He lived there. Among the woods in a little house, In the far end of the town. The house was old and in need of repair. The roof was barely there and the door in&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/12/05/the-poor-man/">More</a></p>

<p>Country houses now replaced by sky scrapers. The large courtyard replaced by swimming pools Gone are the village corner gossip mongers And people that just dropped by to say hello Now we live in the&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/12/05/boxes/">More</a></p>

<p>Standing tall for yearsWitness to all the affairs of love and terrorHolding within itself deepA secret yet to be revealedWaiting to be searchedWaiting to be foundA secret of lifeHidden within the ground A need to&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/12/04/the-secret/">More</a></p>

<p>Rivers of blood flowed on both sides&#8230; One&#8217;s sword against the others&#8217; fleshThirsting for more.. colouring the earth redAnd the revenge continues through generations with the same intensity in the blood that once bound them&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/12/04/blood-red/">More</a></p>

<p>What are your feelings about eating meat? With the commercialization and advent of meat industry to include dairy farms, packaging and transportation has led to increased risk of consumption of chemicals and pesticides  via the&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/12/04/an-informed-choice/">More</a></p>

<p>What are your two favorite things to wear? Life is a curveball of immense possibilities and irrespective of what you wear it is incomplete without confidence and a smile. We may be wearing the latest&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/12/03/confidence-and-smile/">More</a></p>

<p>Wobbling on her feet she reached the door She did not think this could have happened to her She had trusted him But his friends were monsters and he was their team leader How dare&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/12/03/the-knife/">More</a></p>

<p>As another year passes byAnd curtains draw to a close And we reflect on the year that has just fled and wonderHow many more do we have in store?How many times did we err?Or how&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/12/03/balance-sheet-of-life/">More</a></p>

<p>Confidence&#8230;Leaves you when you most need itOwerpowers you when not neededKeeps you going forward with a zealLags behind when worriedWear it when feeling lowLeave it when learning moreAs a boost of confidence will light up&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/12/03/the-salt-of-confidence/">More</a></p>

<p>Can the unattainable be achieved? Only if you take the efforts to attain it Can we be rid of sins? Only if you add virtue to your doings Can we never be sad? Only if&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/12/02/questions-and-answers/">More</a></p>

<p>List less lifeLived in chaos, confusion and compulsion Never really knowing it&#8217;s worth Doing the mundane eat,sleep,work and dineNever realising that time is scarce The watch is ticking&#8230;And the darkness engulfs the lightApproching from all&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/12/01/a-cherita/">More</a></p>

<p>What&#8217;s the hardest decision you&#8217;ve ever had to make? Why? We all make pretty tough decisions time to time and it is difficult to pin point which one was the toughest. At that point in&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/12/01/diamonds-in-the-making/">More</a></p>

<p>A rogi (sick), yogi (seeker) and bhogi (enjoyer) do not sleep at night. &#8211; Sadhguru (founder of Isha Yoga Foundation) Night life is much more than just party goers. As aptly said above a sick&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/11/30/the-insomniacs/">More</a></p>

<p>Do you or your family make any special dishes for the holidays? In India every few days there is a celebration. the yogic culture celebrates many natural phenomenon during which the spiritual energy is thought&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/11/30/festivities-and-celebrations/">More</a></p>

<p>If you didn&#8217;t need sleep, what would you do with all the extra time? &#8220;Sleep is a state where you are on the edge between the world of sounds and the world of silence, but&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/11/29/571/">More</a></p>

<p>An isolated stairway Silence of the night time Sketching figures in the air The artist waited for the light It has been three days now since the fatal fall Surely the dead shouldn&#8217;t be made&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/11/29/dead-silence/">More</a></p>

<p>Name your top three pet peeves. Those who are not a source of annoyance to anyone and who in turn are not agitated by anyone, who are equal in pleasure and pain, and free from&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/11/28/let-it-go/">More</a></p>

<p>I liked them a lot. Especially the little boy. His tiny hands scribbled and drew on my walls. Small little things only he understood. His little baby feet running all around&#8230; a busy body. His&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/11/27/the-cottage/">More</a></p>

<p>It was our meeting spot. &#8216;The infamous five&#8217; we called ourselves. We used to wait impatiently for the clock to strike 4. We raced to the spot as soon as possible. Climbing trees, chatting, running&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2023/11/27/the-long-lost-days/">More</a></p>