Based on Government announcements, we know that : It won’t infect people at a wedding, unless there’s more than 50 people. And it also won’t infect anyone at a funeral, as long as there’s not more than 20 people. So…
English
Paraprosdokians
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The first time I heard about Paraprosdokians, I liked them. Paraprosdokians are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected & is frequently humorous. (Winston Churchill loved them.) 1. Where there’s…
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Shivaji
by suresh •
Never learnt much about Shivaji in history in School. Amazed at what many think of him: “From Kabul to Kandahar my Taimur family created the Mogul Sultanate. Iraq, Iran, Turkistan and in many more countries my army defeated ferocious warriors.…
Education
The Quirks of the Queen’s language
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An Ode to The English Plural. We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes,But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes.One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,Yet the plural of moose should never be…
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The Law of Wasted Effort
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Do you know that lions only succeed in a quarter of their hunting attempts — which means they fail in 75% of their attempts and succeeds in only 25% of them. Despite this small percentage shared by most predators, they…
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105-year-old Pappammal
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“At 105, there’s nothing I can’t do! I wake up at 3 AM, go to my farm before all my workers and after a whole day of ploughing and harvesting, I cycle down to the market to sell my produce!There…
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KEEP YOUR LEGS STRONG
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KEEP YOUR LEGS STRONG regular exercise like walking – A MUST READ ARTICLE ▪️When we are old, our feet must always remain strong.▪️When we gain ageing / grow aged, we should not be afraid of our hair turning grey (or)…
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Intelligence and Wisdom
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profound distinctions between Intelligence and Wisdom(Quotes from our ancient Books ) 1. Intelligence leads to arguments.Wisdom leads to settlements.2. Intelligence is power of will.Wisdom is power OVER will.3. Intelligence is heat, it burns.Wisdom is warmth, it comforts.4. Intelligence is pursuit…
Poem
Develop the art of letting go.
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A poem of Khalil Gibran.* “It is said that before entering the sea, a river trembles with fear. She looks back at the path she has traveled, from the peaks of the mountains, the long winding road crossing forests and…
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Short stories on Gratitude
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7 short stories shared by Satya Nadella [CEO Microsoft] LOOKING BACKI interviewed my grandmother for part of a research paper I’m working on for my Psychology class. When I asked her to define success in her own words, she said,…
