So, you do not speak much? Her strict teacher asked in a plain tone. She nodded her head, realized she has still not spoken, then quickly said “Yes”.
The teacher gave a taunting smile before handing out the checked test paper muttering “If this is the best you could do.”
“Communication” is the buzz word these days. Perhaps, it has always been. Imagine, going to a workplace and not being able to sound pleasant. Or coming home and not able to praise your partner.
Bright lights were flashing; I was caught between red and green flashes. In my mind, I was sitting with legs squeezed against my stomach as if doing yoga that should ease my breathlessness but only adding to my anxiety. My strangled breath started drumming into my ears so that I could no longer hear anything else.
Whenever I think of perspective, there is no better way to enhance it than by books. Books have shaped the way I think, I behave, I action and therefore the way I live.
But, there are certain books which provides unconventional views, widening our line of thought. They stand out as showing a very different angle to our standard beliefs and thus challenge our norms of existence.
