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Gravel
The sound of the tire moving over the road with gravel on it. Girikstared at the passing structures in the form of buildings. It had beena longer drive than what Girik had expected. This client had requesteda home visit to understand an investment policy. The client was anindividuals with considerably high wealth, whom the firm…
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The Blue Realm
I am glad my grandfather had a study room in his house. Why? becauseit inspired my father to have one in our house as well, when it wasbeing built. There was a long table, which reached from one wall tothe opposite wall, there were shelves above beyond the head levels andthere were shelves below the…
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Unwanted Silence
‘Where is all the water going?’, seven years old Aadhavi asked heruncle Mr Mehra while staring at the wide river with ever speedingwater. ‘It is heading towards the sea’, replied Mr Mehra. ‘So much water goes to sea, the sea must have a lot of water by now..’said Aadhavi. Mr Mehra smiled, ‘Yes, it has…
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Crescent Night
Describe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life. The night had fallen. The otherwise primarily vacant and partiallydark road due to presence of trees with long wide branches full ofleaves, were full of light accompanied by the sound of movement and humanwords. It was the day of the weekly market. A…
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Losing and Gaining
What sacrifices have you made in life? We make sacrifices in life when we let go of a chance at somethingwhich we hold as being important to us, but not as important as thechoice we make instead. What exactly makes something a sacrifice? Everything we do in ourlife, has a cost, with ‘time’ being one…
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Compiling Memories
What’s the oldest things you’re wearing today? Dev opened the small wooden door of a letter box. His eyes saw throughthe lens of the black framed spectacles at what all had arrived. Therewere a few old bills and an old magazine. Years after the advent ofthe electronic mail system, people don’t approach the letter boxes…
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Musings…
Are you a leader or a follower? Relationships with meditation have changed over time and today I would like to explain the situation which I currently have with meditation. When I was a child meditation was an alien term and knowing it was through the visiting of several religious places … The common thing or…
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Sand in the Void
What’s one small improvement you can make in your life? Vehant turned the page of a magazine he had been reading for the pasttwenty-two minutes. The two new pages revealed information on forestwealth and how its reduction had become an issue of devastatingconsequences. The smartphone vibrated; it was a work-related email. Vehant wentthrough it and…
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Another Morning
The dining table was dressed with food items for a Sunday breakfast.13 years old Darika sat with a sandwich in her hand looking outsidethe window, lost in a world of her own. Mr Garg, Darika’s grandfather sat opposite to her. The majority of hisface was covered by the newspaper he held in his two hands…
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Sequential Advancement
What was the last live performance you saw? Lekh stood trying to control his breath, his right hand held therailing, while the strength of grip fluctuated. He could hear and feeleach beat of his heart to its innermost depth. Lekh looked down at the travel bag kept near his feet and then helooked at the…
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On Clear Grounds
What do you do to be involved in the community? Ekansh looked around the field for where the other fielders stood andthen he assessed his own position and how he could stop an incomingball hit by the batsman. A game of cricket was part of almost every Sunday. All the children ofthe society gathered in…
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Within the Shroud of Darkness
Dakshita dug her hand deep into her purse to find some spare change.Her hand felt some coins and picked them out. She counted the coins;they would cover the cost of a small packet of brown bread. Dakshita walked back to her apartment building from the grocery store.The path remained damp from when the mist cannon…
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Choosing the Right
Do you vote in political elections? Election Electorate and constituency are the words Prakriti has read and known from the very childhood.. Why? Because on a specific month or around in each year or each two years she used to see political parties go for their own propaganda.. Then one fine day her parents, grandparents…
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Awaiting Presence
What gives you direction in life? Bhavin walked out of the metro station. Waves of people rushed outalong with him, most of them walked past him. Bhavin was relaxed,there was no hurry today, the next day was a Sunday, hence thisSaturday evening he would dedicate to nothing else but relaxation. Bhavin took notice of the…
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Definition Of Home
Mehak and Mina were returning from their tuition this Friday. English literature. English literature has taught them many things and one of the most important things is being sensitive and talking about every topic under the sun.. Literature of any subject helps you to learn the twists and turns of life, the agony and joy…
The memories that stay with us and the ones we create…
Early Morning Memories 