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Was enjoying my coffee on my terrace garden this morning, watching friendly squirrels and birds pecking at pieces of bread I’d thrown for them, then slowly began to feel restless, even as I was enjoying the most peaceful moments of my day. I pondered on this and realized that this peace though fulfilling was still not lasting, and my mind was already saying, “What’s next on the agenda Bob?”
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I have a friend - let's call him Ajay - who a few months back promised himself he'd finish one book a week. Before long he realized he was too busy for this. He works 50 hours a week, is lovingly married, and has two adorable dogs to walk every evening...
So he brought down his goal to one book every two weeks!
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She stood, a small figure in front of the school notice board. With anxious eyes she searched for her number. It wasn't there.
The girls around her jostled and pushed. There were screams of delight and shrieks of ecstasy. She turned away from the sounds, tears streaming down her face. Far away she heard the same laughter turning to jeers. Suddenly she felt imaginary eyes on her back and voices saying.
"She's dumb you know, she failed."
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“Congratulations ma’am!”
“Thank you! Are you congratulating me for soon becoming the first tribal president?”
“No ma’am!”
“The second woman president?”
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“If you think you're too small to make a difference, you've obviously never been in bed with a mosquito.”
Quite often I see people who don’t want to be noticed. It’s not that they are not noticed, it’s just that they feel that by blending into the background, nobody will be aware of their existence.