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  A Dog's Tale (image from internet) A short but bitter-sweet book!! "A Dog’s Tale" is a classic story by the champion of words , Mark Twain. This sad story nonetheless is very beautiful. The reader is on a ' dog-ly ' journey with this tiny read. The first sentence of the story is " My father was a St. Bernard, my mother was a collie, but I am a Presbyterian. ” The book is told from the outlook of a poor household pet, a dog named Aileen Mavourneen. A Dog’s Tale depicts the life of a family (human) beheld through its canine companion ( aka heroine of the novel). It's a unique view of how family members react to a disaster and their treatment of each member is emphasized by contrasting the dark and inconsiderate nature of humans with the benign and loyal nature of dogs. To me, the onset of the story was engaging, funny and full of life. But as the end proceeds, it was like a heavy hammer hitting one on the head. I sobbed at the brutality of innocence and...

  Disclaimer- “Personal” silence is "speaking" here.  Intemperate devilish acts, inordinate goodness, unbridled loudness, unrestricted information- I occasionally feel confused in the kind of world which is constantly loud… creating rude families and plastic relationship. Be it personal or professional, the kalyug seems to have entered the soul of being. The silent-way-of-life is a new path that I have been exploring post-2018 with many ups & downs. This practice of silence…. is kind of hard for a person like me... but there is no doubt it has defined an exciting road for me. I feel more near and true to myself. In my view, silence has two faces- Good and Bad. 1. Silence is good . Sometimes when the situation presents me with some unreasonable person, or relationship, or condition wherein, my conscience points out that any amount of effort shall go in vain, I keep mum. I prefer to save my energy, emotions, and time. 2. Silence is bad. Sometimes when my inner being point...