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| What are our basic needs? Air, Water, Food, Clothing, Shelter, some would say. But I think that emotional needs are as basic, if not more basic. Security, Comfort, Companionship ... these are basic too. Words: 33 |
| Age makes him thin The hands tremble That twinkling grin Replaced by a tender smile A gait unsteady, Could walk many a mile That's my Dad, I love him so Very attractive, Ever my hero. 35 WORDS (Written on Sept. 9, corrected a spelling mistake the next day) |
| Today has been a dull day and I guess I should be very thankful for that because the last couple of days have been emotionally charged with Dad's helper having to quit. The new guy has taken over and Dad is missing the old guy and getting a bit snappy with the new guy, so I have to intervene sometimes. Just now I am listening to Dad talking on the phone reading out a notice to someone who is helping us with some issues we're having about the house. I know I am supposed to write without stopping but I have paused sometimes. That's all I feel like doing for now. |
| All Words: 32 My friend made a deal with his daughter. For every classic she read, he'd buy her one Harry Potter as a reward. I told him that Harry Potter IS a classic itself!  |
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48-HOUR CHALLENGE : Media Prompt
Deadl..." We're human. That is, we are social animals. Which means we need validation from our fellow humans. One of the many 'validations' is that of romantic love. Songs, poems, movies, plays, monologues, prose pieces extol the experience of falling in love, being in love, staying in love. In love, romantically, with someone else. They even go so far as to say 'you're nobody till somebody loves you." (Again - they mean romantically loves you.) It that's true, then I'm nobody. God's love, my Dad's love, the love of my uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, friends ... doesn't count for anything. Apparently, I'm nobody because I don't have that ONE supreme relationship - that of a partner whom I can kiss on the lips. I won't deny it, I did crave that love. Still do in fact, but not as intensely. I no longer need it to validate myself. Those other types of love are enough for me. and my love for myself. In response to those who say you need a romantic partner to be validated, here is what I say: |
| All Words: 302 Isn't it strange that not so very long ago, we thought there wouldn't be a future? Yeah, remember - when the world shut down because of a virus, and all of us sheltered in place and put on masks when we peeped outside? Things looked beak. Dark. Now that is in the past and once again, we can look ahead to a future. So ... what have we learnt from the experience? Nothing, I guess. We continue to exploit our planet. We continue to consume and consequently, generate garbage in more ways than we can count. We continue to be the selfish, entitled pigs we were before the virus came, tried desperately to teach us something, and subsided. Human beings are strong. We have put the awful, terrible tragedy behind us. Sadly, we've put the lesson behind us, too. So what does the future hold? More population, more pollution, less resources, more deficiency. More cruelty to other beings supposedly 'lower' in the pecking order. More struggle over more money, more power, more control, more, more, more –! Unless ... Unless the younger generation proves to be wiser than we were. Not smarter. We don't need more intelligence, artificial or real. Not stronger, we don't need more brute strength. But wiser. With a far reaching vision of the consequences of their actions. With the ability to analyse how each deed affects those interconnected with oneself. Maybe they'll learn that less is more. Maybe they'll truly believe that it's better to give than to receive. We didn't learn from our mistakes, maybe they will try and make up for these colossal errors. Maybe they'll be humbler, more prudent, less entitled. Maybe they'll share the planet equally with other living beings. Maybe they'll peel off the mask of hypocrisy and let the future be open, honest and healthy. Maybe. |
| When you knit, you get a unit. 7 Words. |
They tell me not to lie But when I speak the truth They say it's improper. 16 Words |
| All Words: 39 My niece grew up in a 'joint family', with different people having varying tastes in music. Toddling from room to room, she heard Ravi Shankar's sitar, Clayderman's piano, something of the Beatles, and old Bollywood songs. I envy her! |
| Traditional Indian culture involves forcing a guest to eat or drink. Modern Indian culture doesn’t. Visiting what I thought was a traditional household, I said ‘no thanks’ when offered tea. I thought they’d offer again. They didn’t! I stayed thirsty! All Words: 40 |
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