Musings
Prose, Short Reflections, Undeveloped Ideas, and more.
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Common Uncommon Syndrome
The other day I had a thought– Perhaps it’s just me, but it seems we only have affinity for the common man when he is uncommon. Let’s call it ‘Common Uncommon Syndrome’ (yes, i am very creative). What do I mean? Picture being in a foreign country with people that speak a different language or…
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Shameless Hypocrisy
Everyone is a hypocrite. Point blank. Sue me. Alright, I admit that such a blanket statement is pregnant with a lot of meaning, and indeed a highly incendiary remark–but suffer me just a moment. The definition of hypocrisy is to say one thing, yet do another. To hold people to one standard, yet seemingly apply…
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Retrouvailles
By: Yahya Aliyu 10 minutes, 10 days, 10 years. For every meeting, there must be a parting. A reminder of the impermanence of life; Of its dreamlike and fleeting reality. But parting gives us the chance to meet anew; To experience that unique joy of reuniting. It is what the french understood as retrouvailles: “to…