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Dark clouds and silver linings

Today I heard about a grand wedding of an Indian tycoon (Ambani's son) from a friend of mine, and he showed me some videos of it too. He said famous and powerful people from around the world have been invited to it, and the cost of the event was going to be several Billions (of Indian Rupees or USD, I don't know). If you think about it, India is a country with a higher population of substandard living conditions. There are innocent and miserable children who are forced to work for a mere subsistence, being deprived of education, health facilities, and food and water. I remember a movie based on a true story in which Akshey Kumar was playing the leading role where he makes sanitary towels (pads) for poor women who could not afford it. In such a country, a single wedding event spends billions of money. What a crappy world we are living! You could imagine how much wealth this family has amassed. On the other, this "mental disease" of exorbitant spending must be highly we

The Greatest The Mohammed Ali

No doubt you were the Greatest in the boxing ring. And no doubt you are one of the greatest humans in the entire human race too. No matter how many games and medals you won; no matter how fast and how strong you were, but it does matter (to me) how you stood firm against racism, colorism, and inhumanity.
 
In a pimpish society where one would do any mean thing to retain one's position and benefit oneself, departure from life of rare Humans like Ali is an irreplaceable loss. It's really sad why the education systems and mass media wouldn't talk about and let the newer generations learn about great personalities like Ali.

May you rest in peace!