Shashank's Bookshelf

As I had previously opined, I have ventured into the field of writing. I have already established the reasons as to why I chose this path. Today, I shall disseminate what my eBook entails. It says that some lamp is dying, right? Care to guess which lamp?  It is quite obvious and conspicuous; Alas! Humans always accept falsity as truth and deny it when they actually confront it. This "lamp" is the LAMP OF HUMANITY.  You are at liberty to interpret this statement in the manner convenient to you. For me, it simply refers to the warmth within our heart--'tis slowly smothering and dying out.  What have we become? Nothing but a being consumed entirely by its vices: greed, gluttony, avarice and pride. Our desires, ravenous and insatiable, threaten our volatile existence. The indifference that they have inundated us with swings the Damocles' Sword before our eyes.  WAR This section deals with WAR. I do not wish to ascribe to it a conforming definition; WAR  refers to co...

So, dear fellow authors and aspiring readers, I have embarked on the enjoyable journey of writing. Many might wonder why I have chosen this path. Their doubts are justified. Writing isn't a very lucrative business. You cannot be rolling in dough by writing some poems and books here and there. However, is it necessary that the path I chose must be lucrative and fetch income? Must I always seek riches and luxury?  It is as if the sole purpose in life is to marry, get settled, and seek a lucrative job; Money and more money--that seems to be the nexus of human activities. Our childhood passions and ambitions fleet as we grow into adulthood; our "first love", our fantasies! All seem to be immaterial before our desire to earn money and lead a "settled" life .  However, are we satisfied? Do we truly love what we do?  That answers the question. I write because I love to write--I find solace and contentment in it; I find a means of fulfilling my existence--a means whereb...