Jealousy: Super Short Story #652  He thought that his jealous spatscould relieve his suffering,but they never did,as there are countless more thingsto be jealous over. Being constantly jealouswas itself constant suffering.What he needed to have is rejoice,to be happy for others’...

Self: Super Short Story #651The overly self-conscioussee everything in terms of themselves,with the universe as if revolving around them,limiting and contorting their experience of reality. Constantly craving for themselves,always imagining others aseither for or against themselves,this is...

Projection: Super Short Story #650Before judging othersto be this or that way,it should be rememberedthat our judgements to some extentare projections of the ways we are too,not the way others truly are –unless we have freedourselves of our...

Arrogance: Super Short Story #649The arrogant will always sufferbecause their perceptions of themselvesdo not align with reality,while reality will always assert itself to be true,forcing itself to be perceived eventually,overriding their...

Suspect: Super Short Story #648 Those guilty of suspectingonly the usual suspectsas causes of problemstend to forget the truly usual suspects...

Repetition: Super Short Story #647 He repeated the following to himself:Repeatedly do only one thing –learn new lessons well,so that they are not misunderstood,so that they are not forgotten,so that they need not be repeatedly learnt,due to not learning them...

Purpose: Super Short Story #646 If this self perishes at the end of this life,or transforms beyond recognition,the aim of this lifemust be to accomplishthat transcends self,that which is selfless,  that is for everyone...

Betrayal: Super Short Story #645 Although he felt betrayed by her deception,he was really betrayedby his gullibility… too. Only friends can betray your trust,but if they do,they were not your trustworthy friendsin the first...

Greed: Super Short Story #644 The problem with greed,he realised,is that it does notlead to what is enough; only to wanting more than needed,never getting enough.That, he decided,was what he neither needed nor...

Guarantee: Super Short Story #643 Just as she could not guaranteeher future husband will always be dependable,he could not guarantee his future childrenwill always be dependable. This made marriage and having childrenboth equally big and ambiguous...

Talent: Super Short Story #642 He had no true talent,other than to imaginehe was very talented,which is not a true...

Reasoning: Super Short Story #641 She thought it wasalways possibleto win by pure reasoning,but some turned outto be purely...

Praise: Super Short Story #640 Because of his default status,that he did not personally earn,he was surrounded only by those who praised him,to get into his good shoes. He thought he was really praiseworthy,although he was really blameworthy,for surrounding himselfonly with those who praise...

Fools: Super Short Story #639 Fools might realisewho were importantonce they are gone,regretting for not cherishing them. True fools however,will not realise so,even after they are gone,thinking it is good...

Stability: Super Short Story #638 Not that he rocked the table,he was stabilising it all alongby stepping on its uneven legs,till he stood up and left. He who ought to be thankedwas blamed...

Word: Super Short Story #637Give me a ‘word’, he said,and I will use more words,to write a short story about it,to make you think about...

Patron: Super Short Story #636Better a friendwho sincerely quarrels with youfor your own good, than a ‘friend’who conveniently patronises youfor their own good.    Because he believed that,he had few good friends,who share this belief to the extent he...

Manager: Super Short Story #635The worst managers  are those who imagine themselvesto be the best managers,who do not even manage themselves well,while imagining that are managing everyone...

Shame: Super Short Story #634Every time he apologised,over yet another similar mistake,it became even more clearthat his apologies are not true,that he knows no true...

Honesty: Super Short Story #633 He preferred othersto be brutally honest to him,to learn the harsh truths about himselfas swiftly as possible.     However, others preferredto be cruelly dishonest to him,by being untrue to himas much as...

Love: Super Short Story #632Many love how loving make them feel,not because they love the beloved. How true are these lovers then? Many love how being loved make them feel,not because they love their lovers. How true are the beloved...

Echo: Super Short Story #631He became a man of few wordswhen he saw the patternof his carefully crafted words shared,to as if words spoken into the abyss,that bring no response, not even an echo. She became a woman of few wordswhen she saw the patternof being unable to carefully craft words...

Craziness: Super Short Story #630It would be, he thought,just as crazy for him to end his good workjust because there was a crazy person claiminghis work is not...

Heart: Super Short Story #629His broken heart healedwhen he realised thathis love interestwas not as lovely or interesting as imagined in the first place. There was no pointin being heartbroken over a delusion shattered.In fact, there should be...

Care: Super Short Story #628She thought this,‘He doesn’t know what he is missing  by unfriending me.’ That is true.But it is also truethat he doesn’t care,while she cared that he doesn’t...

Dispute: Super Short Story #627If the only way to settle disputesis calmly and clearly,why even have a heated dispute? Realising this,he never had a heated dispute again,for the rest of his...

Best: Super Short Story #626Having already done her best,she did not give a hoot about others saying she did her worst. It was just too incrediblethat they could still find fault.What they said said more about them than her –the...

Focus: Super Short Story #625The first focus, he learnt…is to learn to be more focused,to learn...

Confidence: Super Short Story #624Being overdressed and overly made-up,she did not exude supreme confidence,but of great vanity, to hide lack of confidence,in...

Empathy: Super Short Story #623He had plenty of empathy,even for those who lack empathy,though it was not as ifhe could give any empathy to...