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In her famous book, The Five-Minute Writer, Margret Geragthy recounts a story told by Jilly Cooper about a male friend who attended a party where no one was paying him any attention. He turned to the nearest lady and casually mentioned that he was a gynecologist on his way to an international fertility conference.That was a lie, of course. But surprisingly—and quite unexpectedly—it had the desired effect:Wow. That’s both hilarious and sad. Sad, because it was a lie. He wasn’t...

A little boy once asked his father what does it cost to show love. The father calmly answered, "my son, it cost everything to love."This calls for a deep reflection. What does it actually cost us to show love to others? Love is a broad concept that is often misinterpreted in our society. To love is give your all for the good of the other. Love is not conditional but sacrificial. Love cannot be measured in monetary terms for no...

There’s always this old man on crutches, dark-complexioned and jaunty, prowling from bus to bus at a busy junction, stalking passengers with a grumpy flash of teeth. Every time, he would approach the bus windows, repeating the same words like a mantra: “Umunnem, e boninu. Unu bone oo, aguru emeru m ahu.” (“My brethren, don’t frown. If you frown, hunger will wound me.”) A funny statement, no doubt.At first, my pity—fueled by my upbringing and perhaps my religious background—compelled me...