Rana's Institute Of English

26/06/2022

Perpetual happiness is the will- o'- the the-wisp that I have been chasing unsuccessfully for a long time.
I am not saying that I don't feel happy. All I am saying is that the feeling of happiness is transient.
Whenever I feel on top of the world and laugh a lot, a lingering fear creeps into my heart that I will soon be laughing on the other side of the face.
I was ecstatic on my birthday, glowing in the warmth of love and praise that my friends and well-wishers so generously bestowed upon me.
What a happy day! I remember telling myself.
Then, bam! after a day, the feeling of happiness disappeared.
Sometimes I think sorrow and happiness both take turns to come into our lives.
We yo-yo between happiness and sorrow.
There are average days, happy days and sad days.
However, if the happy days come, the sad days also come.
If the dark fog of sadness periodically envelops us, the Sun of happiness shines soon.
Moreover, only great achievements in life don't give us all happiness; a lot of joy lies in what some authors have called ''diminutive pleasures.''
A heart to heart with our friends or family members, moments of solitude, the warmth of unselfish love, feeling of gratitude and unnamed little acts of kindness can give us a feeling of joy and happiness.
Misery might return after a period of happiness.
Unforeseen circumstances and twists of fate may upset the applecart.
There will still be moments of happiness waiting for their turn to come into our lives if we don't let the hope in our hearts die.

14/04/2022

14/09/2020

"To live is the rarest thing in the world.
Most people exist, that is all".
---OSCAR WILDE

I ran into an old friend of mine yesterday. During our conversation, he told me about how his wife had succumbed to cancer last month.It was a slow and painful death.
Waves of unspeakable grief and shock passed through me as I learnt about his wife's untimely death. A young woman cut off in her prime. She was extraordinarily talented and had a penchant for writing and reading.
She was living her life to the fullest. But all of a sudden tragedy struck, and she died. The family was shattered and inconsolable. Their beautiful and palatial house, which once rang with her laughter--- now stands empty and silent.
It made me think about the evanescence of life. Everything we possess and everyone we hold dear will part from us forever. In the matters of life and death, we are all puppets in the hands of Providence. For me, this is the time to begrudgingly accept that no amount of worldly success can ensure that we shall live a long and pain-free life. The shimmering bubble of a seemingly happy life can burst any time. I think the continued realization that one day we too shall die should make us live each moment more meaningfully.

01/05/2020

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die.
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That can not fly
-Langston Hughes.

Let me admit that I have spent a long time mulling over what I should write in these trying times. There are days when, in an unexpected burst of creativity and unexplainable surge of inspiration to write, I write unstoppably, and words flow unbidden. But for the last one month, my creativity has been at its lowest ebb. I am unable to write anything worthwhile. So after a brief hiatus, I decided to get up at the crack of dawn to pour my heart out and give vent to what has been welling inside me for a few days, though it might seem like a mishmash of ideas.
As you all know, the past few days have been trying for all of us. A pandemic killer( COVID -19) is out of control. People are getting infected and dying in large numbers. Our lives have changed beyond recognition. Words like 'Social-distancing' and 'Quarantine' have become a part of our everyday vocabulary. We are all at our homes glued to our TVs and mobiles and lamenting the restrictions. But our frontline warriors—Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics, Policemen, and other volunteers—are out there risking their lives and working tirelessly for our safety. They are our real heroes. In these challenging times, I have seen the best and worst of humanity. I shall not dwell on the worst. On a positive note, I have seen people using their worldly possessions for the good of humanity. These traces of humanity glimmer through the sea of indifference that surrounds our lives in normal times.
Despite all the doom and gloom that some naysayers predict, we shouldn't give up hope. Like other catastrophes that we humans face from time to time, this catastrophe shall also pass. The world will heal. We shall all be happy and healthy.
Meanwhile, let us pray for those who are sick or have died.

PS: social-distancing doesn't mean social-isolation. Stay at home, but call your friends and well-wishers. Stay connected to the outside world through WhatsApp, Facebook, or any other social media platform.
But stay at home, and stay safe.

15/05/2017

15/05/2017

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20/03/2017

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Do you want your child to excel in English? 🤓
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English grammar classes📖📖📚📚

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Starting on 16th March,2017,
First batch at 4pm
At Rana's Institute of English, Ranipur, Haridwar
For more information, contact
9557109590 / 8126145705