Tag: dailyprompt
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What do you treasure?
A person’s most prized possessions are the ones they treasure above all else.As a person matures in life they glean from experience that the material is ironically immaterial in the scheme of things. It is not any specific objects of desire or allure that we wish to possess, rather it is the utility, nostalgia and…
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Play to Win…
“It’s not about the cards you’re dealt, but how you play the hand.”– Randy Pausch It is folly to sit and pine that someone else has a better life than you and therefore, it is futile to work hard and overcome your circumstance. It is undeniable that life, like a card deck, has brighter days…
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No Regrets…
This life is never static, it is an ever undulating landscape of highs and lows. People who do not strive for more than medeocrity will ride out these undulating hills of life with less wear and tear, than those who dare to risk the leaps we all can take that make our lives infinitely more…
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Murder on the Orient Express…
It was the final year of high school, it was blisteringly cold that day… rain streaming down the windows of the library. The library, a shelter from the elements. I pushed open the door, felt the warm air of the heating system instantly and went and sat down on an old couch in the corner.…
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Discovering My Right Path..
New Lens for New Lanes Navigating life’s intricate laneways we often find ourselves either of thinking “I’m so lost” or “I’m heading the right way.” It was along one of these laneways many years ago that I made a decision that has transformed the lens I have on the lane of life ahead. I made…
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Chasing away the blues..
In the play Cassius tries to convince Brutus to join the plot to kill Julius Caesar. Cassius approaches his task by explaining to Brutus the futility of lamenting at what has been fated in the stars but to realise that in order to gain the upper hand they must strive to take back the power.…
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The Human Condition.
The human condition is what unfolds in our lives day by day… yet no one pays attention.. this is not right! The burden of simply being is not light.. it is crushing on almost a daily basis. We are born, we struggle to grow up happy, some barely able to make it to adulthood.. still…
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Alone in a Crowd…
Connectivity & Individualism The human mind is filled with all manner of worries and I am no different. For the better part of a decade now I have been worried about a malevolent social phenomenon that has been somewhat discussed , but subtly remains untreated. It is something I’m passionate about because I believe remedying…
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Guru or Employee?
A True Guru A teacher can be one of the most influential forces in the lives of human beings undergoing any form of education. Whether that education is academic, delivered in a structured format, or general life knowledge disseminated by unstructured lessons. What makes a teacher great..? A teacher must not only impart theoretical knowledge…
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Sustaining Relationships..
My passion.. to discover the truths of this world. A human connection predicated on love will be the most enduring experience of our lives. All the money, cars, dresses, handbags will one day fade away but what remains is the way your partner makes you feel. We all reminisce on a time when the mere…
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