Ah ! Dear me ! One of my friends called me last night really upset. “You see,” he told me, “I wanted to make a joke with one of my lady friends and therefore I wrote an e-mail proposing marriage (knowing that she would never accept). However, I made a mistake and send it off to the wrong person…”. Knowing my friend since our days at university, I could not help laughing. “Life is too important to take seriously,”…
Recently, I attended a Conference on Disaster Management, which included a “simulation” of an earthquake. This was an impressive event where the earth trembled, buildings collapsed, cars caught fire, buildings blazing all over –– no Hollywood action film could have done it better. It was quite a frightening experience as you suddenly realize that you are not equipped to face this kind of situation. All of a sudden, rescuers of all kinds –– the fire brigade, dog teams, first-aid…
