The Pain of Waiting

Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting. -- Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns Ask anyone who has waited and waited and waited. Irrespective of where they come from or what they have wanted, they will all equate waiting with one thing -- [...]

Tying Her Shoelaces

An army officer for whom his uniform, duty and country are everything, during an earthquake rescue operation, sees the girl who rejected him thrice volunteering as a doctor. In the midst of all the commotion, he walks up to her, as she stands stunned herself. Without a word, he bends over and puts down his [...]