Tag: faith
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Are rich people always bad and poor people always good?
Across movies worldwide—Hollywood, Bollywood, or any other “wood”—there is a familiar, comfortable cliché: the rich are selfish, cruel, and corrupt, while the poor are honest, kind, and morally pure. It’s a narrative we’ve seen repeated endlessly. The villain lives in a mansion; the hero comes from the streets. Wealth is shown as a moral stain,…
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When Faith Found Me: A Conversation Between Grief and Belief
“Bura Jo Dekhan Main Challa, Bura Na Milia Koye. Jo Mann Khoja Apna, To Mujhse Bura Na Koye.” — Kabir (I went out in search of the wicked, but found none. When I looked within, I discovered none more wicked than myself.) The word “Bura” can be translated as “wrong,” “evil,” or even “flawed,” depending…
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Simon Says
The battle between John McClane & Simon Gruber As a Die-Hard fan of action movies (yes, pun absolutely intended), I’ve always had a special place in my heart for the Die Hard trilogy. And among all the epic moments, there’s one line from Die Hard with a Vengeance that sticks with me:Whenever the villain, Simon…
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Silence
If you have something to say to someone, then don’t wait, say it now. Don’t wait to say, ‘I love you,’ or, ‘I am sorry,’ to someone because tomorrow they may not be there and you might end up living with the disappointment that you never said it while they were around. I live with this thought every day and no matter how much I try, I…
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THE MUSING
Initially, I had decided not to write anything that involved COVID-19 or the lockdown. But, as time passed and we were moving through the different phases of the lockdown, it became evident that not writing about it would be a blooming irony because so many interesting stories were taking place even though many people were still locked inside their…