Shon Mehta

Ularad was a man of simple means, yet he walked with the gait of a king. For fifteen years, his status in his tiny village was anchored to a single afternoon on the road to Sonira. Everyone knew the story. They repeated it often. The great Royal Scholar -- advisor to the Emperor of Jivavarta, a man spoken of as though wisdom itself had chosen him as its vessel -- had tumbled, absurdly and without ceremony, face-first into the mud. There had been a fallen cart, a broken axle, and a moment when greatness had been rendered helpless, ridiculous, and almost human. And then there was Ularad, a man so ordinary that no one had ever thought to notice him before that day. He had stepped forward to help. He had pulled the scholar from the mud. Thereafter, in the village, Ularad was no longer merely Ularad. He was "The Man Who Lifted the Wise." The title was probably given in jest, but in time gave value to his otherwise insignificant existence. So, when word arrived that the great Schol...

Bringing the words home: A definitive collection of reflections originally shared in the archives. Introduction: Words have a life of their own. Many of the reflections found in Shon Mehta’s work were first shared with the world over a decade ago. We are gathering them here—returning these thoughts to their intended home and their original context. "Sometimes I feel I am destined for greater things, and then again sometimes I suspect I am just an extra in someone else's epic."  - - Shon Mehta, The Uncharted Mind " Sibling is a rival at whom you like to throw punches every now and then. But at the same time, you will make sure that this rival doesn't get punched by anything or anyone."  - - Shon Mehta, The Uncharted Mind Be a princess in your own fairy tale than trying to fit in 'Cinderella's Slipper.  -  - Shon Mehta, The Uncharted Mind People can believe in their own progress & success. They can even believe in strangers' success. But when i...