Don’t Give Explanation When There’s No Obligation An Insight of Life through my Experience… By Dr. Sunil S Rana Life is strange, and people are stranger. I have often noticed that friends, acquaintances, and even close relatives sometimes doubt your words as if you are standing in a courtroom. They want evidence, explanation, witnesses, and above all; they want you to swear! And the irony is; we start defending ourselves like guilty convicts, as if we have committed some grave crime like robbing the Reserve Bank of India! The question is simple: Why give an explanation when there’s no obligation? The “Kasam” Syndrome When I was a student, I often heard phrases like: “Vidya Rani ki Kasam!” “Maa Kasam!” “Bhagwan Kasam!” It became a regular chorus, as if every statement needed an oath to pass the “truth verification test.” One friend of mine could not even complete a normal sentence without a swear: “Arrey kal main cricket ground gaya tha… Bhagwan kasam! Bal...
Dial M for Mishap A (mostly) true story told hilariously by Sunil i.e Me...! It was just another mellow Monday when I, Sunil the Sane , was sipping my morning tea, marveling at the profound beauty of a biscuit sinking ever so slowly into the cup. Life was peaceful. Birds were chirping. My WhatsApp was quiet. The world, for once, made sense. And then- RING RING! my phone buzzed. It was Ashok. Now, let me introduce Ashok. He’s the kind of friend who once tried to make Maggi in a toaster. A man of brilliant confidence and questionable decisions. If Murphy’s Law had a brand ambassador, it would be Ashok, probably crashing through the banner during his speech. “Hello?” I said, cheerful and unaware. What came next hit me harder than my cholesterol report after wedding season. “You ruined my car, Sunil!” he thundered. “What? What car? Did I drive it in my sleep?” I stuttered. “You! You were talking to me on the phone while I was driving; and then BOOM! BAM! CRAS...