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She loved him when she was 21. She continued loving him until she turned 84. Social barriers are preventing them from uniting. Now, he is finally going against all to sanctify their marriage. The funeral pyre is ready, and he puts the vermilion on her head. They consummated their  wedding in heaven. Image by  Hans Braxmeier  from  Pixabay   Read More Stories:  The Heavenly Honeymoon The Unplanned Retirement

Tara never thought about her retirement plan until an elderly couple paid a visit to her home. They were prospective buyers of a flat in her housing society. Tara offered them tea and overheard their conversation. They planned to sell their expensive flat in East Delhi and buy one at a lower cost here. They intended to save the remaining amount for retirement days, when they would have no work and numerous expenses such as maintenance charges, daily groceries, and medical bills. After they left, Tara found herself struggling with thoughts about her unplanned retirement life for the first time. Image source:  School of Financial Wellness                                                                                             Read More Stories:  The ...

After the wedding, Om was posted to Ladakh. Pinki remained in the village. He seldom visited home to be with his family. They had two children. After retirement, he decided to spend the rest of his life with his family. By then, the children were adults. Their daughter was married, and their son had also married and gone on his honeymoon with his wife, Radha. Pinki still felt distant from Om. She once expressed her desire to go on a honeymoon to her daughter-in-law. Radha booked the tickets for them. The next morning, they did not wake up. Instead, they embarked on their heavenly honeymoon together. Photo by  cottonbro  from  Pexels

 

Can you see the moon anytime in the day? No, the  moon   appears only after sunset. You are wrong. They appear all the time. We can see it only when it is dark. However, leave that aside; as you can see, the moon is visible both day and night, even in a bedroom. I have moons in my bedroom. My 3-year-old son discovered this. He is an astronomer, lol. There are four round-shaped ceiling lights in my bedroom, the four moons for my son. Yes, his bedroom is his planet. Kids are imaginative. Let them create the world in their imagination. Photo by Eileen lamb from Pexels

Is rash driving the only factor leading to an accident?  Do sterner punishments deter crime? It’s quite obvious that careless driving and traffic rule violations result in accidents and stringent punishments will reduce the mishap numbers. However, rash driving is not the only factor triggering nasty road accidents. There are other factors such as dilapidated roads and bad weather that affect road safety adversely.  Poor road condition is one of the major reasons for road casualties. Narrow and pothole-ridden roads with, sharp curves, often force even the law-abiding drivers to make mistakes. Hence, drivers alone cannot be blamed for road mishaps and punishing them in such cases is no solution. Government should make strategy to improve the infrastructure. Accident- prone turns should be taken care of, narrow roads should be widened, and potholes should be repaired. More traffic signs and signals should be made operational to reduce the road accidents.  Furthermore, clim...