You can fit a Bible or an extra pair of jeans. You might have to choose between photographs and letters. And do you take the sturdy boots or the formal black shoes? You think of him stranded on a desert trail, in the scorching heat. But there’s no room for a hat. Or maybeContinue reading “Packing clothes, and deferred dreams”
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Philautia
Falling in love with oneself isn’t easy. You know your own flaws and imperfections and to give a damaged human being that kind of unconditional love requires a lot of patience and dedication; it requires trust. We often don’t trust ourselves with a lot of things. I don’t trust that I can ever get anContinue reading “Philautia”
Philia
“I prayed for the city to be cleared of people, for the gift of being alone, a-l-o-n-e: which is the one New Yorker prayer that rarely gets lost or delayed in channels, and in no time at all, everything I touched turned to solid loneliness.” J.D. Salinger New York can be though on you butContinue reading “Philia”
Sushmita Roy 