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Festivity and Responsibility
The festival season is here. Lights, sweets, and flowers usher the festive spirit in our hearts and homes. We praise God for his wisdom, strength and patience. We thank Him for his numerous blessings and add a few more things in his To Do list as we submit our wish list to him. Last but maybe the most important, we seek his forgiveness for the crimes we have done or are about to do. We then step outside our homes, burn half the air around us with crackers, or immerse His Holiness into the nearest polluted lake (making it even more polluted). We come back home, stuff our stomach with rich food,…
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Holding Hands
A dark night, drizzling rain, shining lights on the road and speeding traffic were all enough to make me a little scared of crossing the road. A few hesitant steps into the traffic and a hand reached out to me from behind. As the hand tightened around mine and tugged me forward, my heart filled with warmth.With his hand holding mine, there is nothing that I will ever be afraid of. Maybe, this is what they call love.
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Cross the Line
There comes a time in life when you move on to the other side of the line. At this side of the line, you find yourself as the jury of the same contests you once worked so hard to win. You stand in applaud for others, no longer caring if anyone applauds for you. You comfortably hug a book to sleep, no longer waiting or crying for the last warm hug. You have the best of clothes, jewellery, wine that money can buy, but you forget about all of them while celebrating.Life surely is simple yet beautiful at this side of the line. The best part is that even after…