Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 118 – Neither Nor

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 118 – Neither Nor Neither submission nor aggression.
A woman who neither kneels nor strikes.
For the philosopher-athlete forged in one scarred body,
a companion who meets affection and responsibility in equal measure-
no reflex to drag him under, Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 80 – Private Law

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 80 - Private Law He walks because the sentence is life-
no appeal, no parole, no applause.
Flesh drags heavy,
the horizon burned out long ago,
yet the stride refuses surrender. Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 79 – Why Live?

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 79 - Why Live? Bring it yourself,
Cook it yourself,
Eat it yourself,
Then praise it yourself,
Wash up and go to sleep. Read more from here...
Compound Isolation

Title - Compound Isolation Childhood passed in studies,
adulthood in earning.
Middle age slipped into philosophy and rehab-
and old age will not come at all.
I have seen the poor carry a king’s attitude, Read more from here...
You’re my atta, my food to eat

You’re my atta, my food to eat-
every parent learns to use the child,
fulfilling purpose through skin or feat,
the reward they mean to keep.
Of course, every bud must bloom a flower;
they exploit every facet, every power. Read more from here...
Philosopher

Losing every battle, one by one,
Ronie Dinosaur arrived-
scarred, stripped bare, still standing.
I no longer know where the winners went,
or whether they ever existed.
Even cattle need a shepherd. Read more from here...
Over Stay – version 5

Only this can be done-
so this will be done.
Even if victory slips away,
it will still be done.
Fear demands a steeper price
than failure ever could. Read more from here...
Shiva, Ram and Me

The stark difference between Shiva and Ram begins with the direction each chooses. Ram belongs to society; Shiva stands outside it. Yet they feel like twin expressions of one primal force, moving on different planes of existence.
Shiva listens only to the mann-the raw, untamed inner will. He bows to no one; insult or misunderstanding mean nothing to him. Ram listens to the voices around him, follows rules, and bows readily. Society crowns him the ideal because obedience makes him useful-an image sculpted perfectly for public worship.
Shiva carries no such burden. He can be animal, dinosaur, or Ardhanarishvara-half-woman, wholly free. He refuses the narrow cage of masculinity that society demands and ignores every game of approval. Whatever Ram builds within civilization, Shiva dissolves by simply being himself. Both arise from character, but Ram’s is shaped from the outside while Shiva’s rises untaught from within. The mann invents its own law; copied ideals do not. That is why Shiva has no avatars. He is not a replica, not a rebirth, not part of Vishnu’s line of refined societal images. Ram, the seventh avatar, is a continuation-son shaped by father, ideal polished by tradition.
Neither figure is complete alone. Shiva eventually enters society after wandering beyond it; Ram is exiled to the forest and learns freedom by force-two reversed journeys toward the same center. Each supplies what the other lacks. A woman becomes the bridge in this alchemy, because every person seeks to balance the wild inner Shiva with the disciplined outer Ram.
In the swayamvara hall, Ram pursues and wins Sita; desire begins on his side. Picture the scene: the clang of bowstring, the murmur of watching kings, the sharp intake of breath when the bow snaps. His victory is public, earned, performative. Shiva moves differently. He is pursued. Women worship him through the Shivalinga, meeting him as equals, not subordinates. Shiva allows, he permits the woman to feel the power through him. Ram-no matter how ideal he appears-still needs to hold power over the woman he wins. The wife is expected to bow; the worshipper of Shiva stands eye-to-eye with her god. Ram is desired as husband, son, brother-roles society can use. Shiva is desired for the Shivalinga itself: source, not symbol. People need Ram because they can possess his story. Shiva exists whether anyone needs him or not.
These are two modes of being: the wild interior truth (Shiva, the mann) and the socially sculpted identity (Ram, maryada). Wholeness comes from holding both without letting either dominate. “Who am I?” must flow into “Who are you?” just as Namaste answers Namaskar. Awareness is not isolation; it is the meeting of two truths. Read more from here...
