Tag: humor
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Positive Memory.
We carry our pasts with us. Probably it was the cost that we paid to become human. Our ability to act, and react to a given situation evolves within each of us, over a lifetime of experience. As our pasts grow longer and more extensive, richer becomes our well of experience from us to…
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From Empire to Embers.
It’s my birthday today!! My 21st year on Earth, and in the country of curry, India. Normally, I’d have to be content with my birthday being overshadowed by that of the argentine demigod Lionel Messi, but this birthday turned out to be extra-special. Perhaps it’s the quiet satisfaction that comes with being a citizen…
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Like in the Movies.
Watching TV isn’t really my thing these days. I used to watch a great deal of it as a kid, growing up on a steady diet of Tom & Jerry, The Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo and later on, Phineas & Ferb. My early-teens were pretty much the same; my brother and I would, often while…
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A Foothold to Build Upon.
Why do we need to read works of literature like Keats, Frost and the Thirukkural? And what happens when you bring the Indian attitude to learning into all of this?
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The Underdog; A tale that never ages
Generally speaking, most people like to identify themselves with someone who has come from little, but went on to overcome insurmountable odds and succeed. It’s an inherent feeling that has resonated in us from the moment, a few millennia ago, David whacked Goliath with a stone on his way to the throne. The underdog…
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Flawless Superheroes
I recently got big into comics, particularly DC. It started when a friend of mine from class had the good sense to thrust a copy of “The killing Joke”, by Alan Moore, into my listless hands. “Read this”, He said confidently “You’ll love it, I’m sure”. I held the graphic novel in my hand.…