Why are children always happy? Because they love to play. When you, I and everyone were kids, we also loved playing all the time. If you know how to play, life itself becomes your playground. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “It is a happy talent to know how to play.” Playing isn’t rigid or fixed. It […]
Frenymai was a very adventurous lady of 80, full of life, who liked to try out anything and everything she read in newspapers, Facebook or Instagram. She had already tried her hand at Yoga, Reiki, Pranic Healing, Mudras, Swimming, Skating, Golf, Dancing – in short, everything except stepping into the kitchen and cooking a decent […]
Have you noticed that babies as young as six weeks respond positively to smiling faces and avoid frowning faces? Most of us are still prone to doing that! We mix freely with people who smile a lot, have a sense of humour, tell jokes and laugh heartily. There’s so much unhappiness, set-backs, health-problems and major tragedies […]
To raise the IQ of the Mandli in 2024, Meherbai suggested a Quiz Evening at her club, saying that it’s “food for the mind!” Sohrab Sali-boti: But what about food for the body? Meherbai: Oh! Not to worry! There will be plenty of healthy food available! Keks Khadhri Wife: Keks! Keks!! Take a big empty tiffin to bring […]
Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Do you see the glass as half-full or half-empty? In other words, are you a happy person or are you always feeling sad, especially as you grow older? Look at children. A child lives in a world of rising expectations, always happy, always looking forward to life’s next […]
Life is full of high highs and low lows, and one of the lowest lows is a toothache in the middle of the night. Today’s story is about Dorabji Dolo who was woken up well after midnight with a shooting pain in his left molar. He woke up his wife Coomi Combiflam who advised him […]
This is the real love story (prem katha) of our Vaanki Doki na Vicaji, who was all of 60 years young, but still dreamt about getting married. He told his friends, “I want to settle down as I’m yet unsettled.” What’s more, since the last five years, he was head over heels in love with Abbhan Aban […]
One early morning, amid streets full of the sleeping, homeless poor of India, well-known author and journalist – Malcolm Muggeridge accompanied Mother Teresa to Calcutta railway station to see her off, and this is what he wrote: “When the train began to move and walk away, I felt as though I was leaving behind me […]
As soon as the G-20 meeting was organised in New Delhi, Meherbai’s Mandli received a special invite, in keeping with the national love and admiration for the Parsi Community, for a special session on our community’s problems. Aimai Eienstein: Just as well! The topic is about Parsis. Vicaji Vandro: What a pity! My clever Aban could have […]
Just as we have good human beings in our physical world who help others, there are higher spiritual beings in the Universe who help others to evolve on their spiritual journey. These are invisible helpers or souls from higher dimensions who have attained what we call Moksh, Nirvana, Mukti or liberation and who no longer […]
The ‘over-80, young’ members of Meherbai’s Mandli needed any excuse to have get together, so this week, they celebrated the success of Chandrayaan-3. Even the food was theme-based, like pizzas and parathas (shape of the moon) plus crescent momos, karanjis and mava-bhujias (shape of half-moon) topped by bunpao-maska filled with jam and cheese (full-moon). Patriotic Pestonji: Three […]