A Peer-Reviewed Internatinal Literary Quarterly Journal
The 1st English Literary Magazine of Odisha
March - 2024
As goes the Parable of the
Pebbles:A man was out walking in the desert
when a voice said to him, “Pick up some
pebbles and put them in your pocket, and
tomorrow you will be both happy and
sad.”The man obeyed.He stooped down and
picked up a handful of pebbles and put them
in his pocket. The next morning he reached
into his pocket and found diamonds, rubies,
emeralds and many precious gems. And he
was both happy and sad. Happy he had taken
some - sad that he hadn’t taken more. So
also we are, happy to have gained some and
sad for losing some during our 37 years of
intellectual journey.