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Entries from December 2009

A new start? Give me a break!

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

The same as last year’s New Year post? Maybe; I have forgotten. Just another cliché? Yes, most definitely. So. A new year, a new decade. A new start? There are many things a new year may be, but a new start is not one of them. In middle school, the head teacher would always do [...]

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Your Insignificance Astounds Me

December 28th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized

One evening, I think it was Boxing Day, I was lying in bed, staring out of my window. My eyes were drawn to this one star, the brightest I could see, in front of me. I was transfixed on this star for several minutes. And it made me think. We are insignificant. All of our [...]

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