Number four is an auspicious number. In occult sciences, it is the number for healing the sick. In spiritualism, on a scale of one to seven, number four is the fulcrum, the stable point of rest between opposites. It is a state of perfect balance and harmony between ‘Life and Form’, i.e. consciousness and its […]
Meherbai’s Mandli met at Keki’s house to celebrate his 67th Birthday. Of course, being kunjoos-makkhichoos, Keki had asked everyone to bring their own snacks, while Meherbai would provide the cake and Meherwanji, the beer. The conversation at Meherbai’s Mandli was always topical – like the ice-cream flavour of the month, the on-going heat-wave and so, today, they discussed the […]
For 50 years, Dhanjisha and his wife, Dolly Ding-Dong had an ideal marriage based on togetherness. They did everything together as a couple – be it yoga, swimming, reiki, golf or Shiamak Davar’s Dance classes. Everyone envied this Rab Ne Banayi Jodi and called them ‘Made for each other’. Unfortunately, these days, they are more ‘Mad […]
No matter what you have accomplished in life so far, no matter what your age, you still have much more to offer and chances are, your best is yet to be… if you know how to optimize the second half of your life. We can’t prevent the biological clock from ticking but we can make it […]
This is a zillion dollar question which philosophers and savants have been asking, ever since the homosapiens learnt how to stand erect! Even in unrecorded, pre-historic times, the primitive man who discovered fire, must have asked this question while gazing into the canopy of millions of stars at night. So, what is the purpose of […]
Ever since Parsi Times announced its 11th Anniversary issue, there was hustle and bustle, joy and excitement in Meherbai’s Mandli, who celebrated any and every event with khani-peeni-masti and majhaa! The red letter day arrived and every Mandli member woke-up early to do chok-chaadan, toran and sev-rawa na sagan. Then they jointly called up the editor of PT. to […]
Despite her age, Meherbai always believed that just as we feed the body daily, we should give food to the brain through intellectual discussions. Hence, she requested Jabri Jaloo to organise a tea party at her club where the Mandli-members could discuss politics. Now Jaloo played her own politics by inviting her bhookhi-baaras cousin, Silloo, to the party. Silloo needed no introduction […]
While legendary Hollywood comic-actor, Mel Brooks, once said, “Humour keeps the elderly rolling along, singing a song,” comedy king Charlie Chaplin stated, “If you don’t laugh, you’ll die!” Why did they say this?? When you laugh, it’s an involuntary explosion of the lungs. The lungs need to replenish themselves with oxygen. So, you laugh, you […]
Meherbai organised a high-level Mandli-meeting at her house over tea, and ordered cakes, pastries, souffles, puffs, sandwiches, rolls, pattice and cheese-straws. Keki Khadhro, who insisted on having tea first, demolished most of the snacks and even took the left-overs home in his bajaar-ni-theli. That done, Meherbai asked, “What is on 21st March?” She got an assortment of answers, except the right […]
While legendary Hollywood comic-actor, Mel Brooks, once said, “Humour keeps the elderly rolling along, singing a song,” comedy king Charlie Chaplin stated, “If you don’t laugh, you’ll die!” Why did they say this?? When you laugh, it’s an involuntary explosion of the lungs. The lungs need to replenish themselves with oxygen. So, you laugh, you […]
Soli, the bachelor, had been wanting to get married for some time now. His loneliness had gotten to him and so he had started drinking country-liquor, like Devdas. His land-lady, Pilamai Popat, counselled him to get married and fixed up an appointment with the famous match-maker, Coomi Kaajwali, saying, “There’s this fat, five-foot-nothing ‘boy’ of […]