We learn more from … what?
“People learn more from depravity than greatness.” Ironically, the line comes from a prime accused in a #MeTooIndia case. He gives many stories from the book “The Twelve Caesars” by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus. The only line that resonates with me today, is that Caesar’s wife needs to be above board, but not Caesar himself. When … Continue reading We learn more from … what?
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 58
CHALLENGE
Pick minimum two keywords – preferably which is not from your post, and weave a story/poem around it. The onus of identifying your keyword is also on you :). It is not necessary that the keywords appear in your post. It is only a theme, a personality, a mind-set that one works with. It will be interesting to see how these interact with each other.
Hats off to those who can take seven keywords, and create something!
Keywords
- Whiner
- Patience personified
- Pessimist
- Testing Times
- Doer
- Jilted Lover
- Circumstantial
- Devoted
William was a whiner and good one at that. No matter the circumstance he could find a reason to complain and did with a vigour that left his mother wondering what she had done wrong to have produced a child such as her William.
The mother was far from a pessimist and was in so many ways a fine example…
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Closure
A story in verse, by Eugenia!
Sort of Out
After Ever – by D.Avery
Six Sentence Stories is being used for shameless self promotion! Read more honorable writers at Denise’s GirlieOntheEdge. Hop over there to write your own six sentence response to the prompt word “finish”.
Ernest was out of sorts.
At first he had tried playing poker with Marge and her friends; then had tried going out to the pub on Wednesdays; had finally become comfortable with a Wednesday night routine of watching television with Ilene in the singlewide while Marge and the guys played cards in the two bay garage out front. But tonight Ilene wasn’t at all interested in Duck Dynasty and Ernest found he did not enjoy the show half as much without her chattering through it, commenting on the dynamics and inherent good looks of their favorite TV family.
“Jeez, Ilene, Marge told me about all Lloyd’s books, so I get if you think you gotta read them…
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70 Years of Patience
Experience limitlessness ….
This post is in response to Reena’s Exploration Challenge # Week 57 – Patience.
Sometimes Patience can be very rewarding
This post is inspired by the real story of Peggy Seale and Billy Harris.
“Peggy when I first met you
I knew this would be true
To my heart
And last forever.”
“Billy I knew this too
That you and only you
Would be my only one
And we will be together forever.
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I Can Fly
Helene's concept of patience ....
Tools
A leader is applauded for his great initiative, and takes credit for that in all humility. “It was teamwork.” Sure, it was. But nobody knows the team who slogged to make it a success. They were not just implementers, but value-adders. An idea takes final shape only in the implementation, and nobody knows the variance … Continue reading Tools
इंतज़ार
‘A state of the heart’ poem by hecblogger(Amit Agrawal)- English translation in Comments section…
दिल अभी भी वहीं पड़ा है
नाज़-ओ-अंदाज़ से तुमने
जहाँ किया था उसे तलब
सुनाया था अपना फरमान ।१।
सोचता है पड़ा बेचारा
वो दिन फिर से आएगा
याद तुम्हे जब आएगी
होंगे पूरे कुछ अरमान ।२।
डरता है कुछ कहने से
कहीं सुनकर भी तुमने
अनसुनी की उसकी फ़रयाद
क्या रहेगा उसका मान ।३।
क्या विकल्प है तुम्हीं कहो
अमित उस बेचारे के पास
तुम्हें दिखता है धीरज उसका
नहीं दिखता उसका अपमान ।४।
In response to:Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 57
The Paper Story
Card paper stacked up in a corner of the stationery shop looks forlorn. It is holiday season, and the kids are away. There are no school projects or fun time activity that needs paper. Anyway, the kids are far more digital than we are. I can almost hear the paper speak … I have lost … Continue reading The Paper Story
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