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Can You Write an Article With 0 Views? — I did and it was the Best Lesson in Writing!!!

All those promising to teach you how to become a Medium Superstar writer, give them a break and follow my advice. Photo by Jeremy Perkins on Unsplash Alright, let’s get real for a moment. Ever poured your heart into what you believed was your masterpiece of an article, only to be hit with crickets in the view …

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My Three Female Managers — and A Shocking Revelation in the Gender Equality Debate

100% Torture! That’s the Only Way I Can Describe Those 45 Minutes! A young female manager leading a board room meeting. Source — Image created by author using MidJourney She thrashed me, sending all the corporate values of respect, tolerance, etc. down the gutter I was presenting a change in the project plan and she was one of the …

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Silent No More: How an Introvert Engineered the Art of Corporate Small Talk!

Throughout my career, I’ve missed out on numerous job promotions for what seemed like an utterly trivial reason — my inability to engage in small talk. Photo by saeed karimi on Unsplash I always knew deep, meaningful, engaging conversations are important because there is always a key take way from such conversations. But I never knew that baseless, hollow, …

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When Johnny Sins goes on a Hunger Strike😃: The Quest for Gender Equality in Adult Industry

Lights, Camera, Hunger Strike! Mr. Johnny Sins (lookalike😃) on a hunger strike If you’re unfamiliar with Johnny Sins, you are a kind soul and I apologize for polluting your mind. He is a plumber and a taxi driver, a pool cleaner and a rich businessman, your passionate lover or a stranger next door. In essence, he is …

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When God Churned the Ocean — A Fable of Love and Darkness

Photo by Jeremy Thomas on Unsplash The Master Himself was at work for seven consecutive days. An unusual silence enveloped the heavens, and God’s voice remained silent. It was as if the divine hands of the Creator were tirelessly churning the vast ocean that spanned the Earth, much like a skilled potter molding clay. Within the …

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In-flight Comedy Club: A Stand-up Routine at Seat 29B

Mile-High Mishaps: When your life is stuck between ass cheeks 😃 How a jammed toilet turbulence united three travelers Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash Mile-High Mishaps: When your life is stuck between ass cheeks 😃 Life has a way of throwing us into unexpected situations, some of which can be likened to being stuck between, well, ass …

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Behind Closed Doors: The Ugly Reality of Inheritance Disputes

Based on a true incident (unfortunately)! “The biggest lie that we are taught is that we die only once.” Photo by Melinda Gimpel on Unsplash Table of Content ∘ The beginning of the end ∘ How the court room drama unfolds? ∘ The unfortunate incident ∘ The spooky incident that made me question everything! The beginning of the end What was once …

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Stepping into luxury with a Torn Shoe: My Adventure in a Business Class Flight

“Sparkling Water with Lemon and Ice please!” Photo by Regis-Hari Bouchard on Unsplash — Original image cropped by the author Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Beijing, March 2017 In March 2017, I found myself on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Beijing, a journey that would offer me a glimpse into a world I had …

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How I am Dealing with Misophonia — a Disorder that You Need to Know it Exists!

Photo by Elyas Pasban on Unsplash — Original Image cropped by the author For almost three years now, I have not eaten in the same room as my father! The reason lies within this article! Let me share one of my worst nightmares! Photo by Wiktor Karkocha on Unsplash — Original Image cropped by the author Perfect riverside view on a …

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3 Mind-blowing Ways ‘Corporate People’ Shit in Office 😄😄😄

If you belong to “Category 3”, you will end up being a “Corporate Leader”! Photo by Portuguese Gravity on Unsplash If you don’t shit, you are not human! In fact you are not even an animal because they shit too! From personal life to professional life, sometime somewhere we all have shit, dealt with it, and …

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My Lovely Loose Pyjama — and a Happy Life Story 😄!

Pants vs Pyjama — What’s your take? Photo by Євгенія Височина on Unsplash — Original Image cropped by the Author What was once a flat stomach is now metamorphosing into a protruding under belly.Like may of us, my unhealthy corporate lifestyle coupled with busy city living is having a toll on my health. After all, who has time to prioritize their …

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What I learnt from a falling leaf? — and My tribute to Jane Marczewski a.k.a.‘Nightbirdie’

Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash My Daily Ritual I have a daily ritual that I follow without fail. To cleanse myself of all the unnecessary irrelevant information I keep on soaking throughout the day — I go for an evening walk. Sometimes it is long, often it is very long. I have a super power of walking for …

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Planning to have a “Sugar Baby”? You Might Want to Read This!

Are we headed in a direction where every relationship is becoming more and more transactional? A relationship where we happily exchange ‘Love’ for everything materialistic? Maybe Yes! Table of Content A surprisingly genuine use case for “TikTok”How TikTok helped me identify a “Sugar Couple”What is Sugar Dating?4 Observations w.r.t. Sugar relationships — I. The rules are pretty simple — II. The …

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I Laid Off My Entire Team of 40 People — This was my Final Message to Them!

Often life amazes me as to how quickly things can turnaround in completely opposite direction. Photo by James Healy on Unsplash Imagine enjoying a bright sunny morning, and a thunderstorm arrives in no time. This is exactly what happened with us. We were quite literally building something as magnanimous as a spaceship — with a a total workforce …

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Devil’s Failproof Plan to Destroy Humanity😧 — It’s No Clickbait But is Literally Happening Around…

Make sure you read what the youngest imp has to say! There is some harsh uncomfortable reality in his words! Photo by Dylan Hunter on Unsplash Somewhere between Hell and Earth, all the devils and imps have gathered. There is a congregation going on to discuss a matter of the gravest concern. Based upon the data compiled …

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Why a Book Reader is so Different From a Blog Reader — 6 Differences You Need To Know as a Blogger!

Reading a book is equivalent to a seven-course meal while reading a blog is similar to eating our favorite street food! Which one do you like more? Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash We often believe that writing a blog would be very similar to writing a book. A good author can be a good blogger and …

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Who Should Get the Coveted Office Promotion? You Get To Decide This😃!

A tale of (almost) every workplace — whether the Sheep gets the promotion or the Fox 😃! Photo by Amy Hirschi on Unsplash There is a Sheep in my office — every office has at least one! He is one of the most sincere employees in the office. I have not seen anyone putting in more hours at the office than him. …

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Are people really replacing “babies” with “fur-babies” in this country? — Here’s the proof!

Let us not be judgmental while reading this article, but focus on the hard facts and observations! Photo by Sasha Sashina on Unsplash — Original image cropped by the author I was on a work trip to Beijing, and somehow managing to survive in the city — where neither did I know their language, nor they knew mine. As I …

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The “Shit” Story — To Make You Smile and Deliver an Important Life Lesson 😃!

A tale of two ‘shit’ stories — one by the farmer and the other by The Silent Monk 😃. I wonder how these two are linked! Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash Story #1 Once upon a time there was a dairy farmer with hundreds of cattle, and all the cattle would generate loads and loads of shit daily. …

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Here’s Why Every Single Act of Kindness in the World Matters— However Small it Might Be!

When the mirror on the wall asked me a very personal question 😲! Photo by Andrea Tummons on Unsplash There is a mirror on my wall that often asks me very mean questions — the questions that are personal, the questions that often create a self doubt, and the questions that no one ever dares to ask! These are …

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Are you a “greedy dog” investing in crypto? Learn from The Silent Monk’s mistakes 😄!

A modern day retelling of the famous Aesop’s fables — “The greedy dog and the bone” Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash Once upon a time there was a greedy dog who had a bone in his mouth. The dog was passing by a lake and saw his own reflection in water. He was jealous to see another dog with …

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When Gods Fail to Understand Why Sin is Increasing in This World 😃!

Guess what! There is your favorite surprise guest invited to the party 😃! Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash There is a serious congregation going on in Heaven and a council of ten gods are discussing why sin is ever increasing on Earth! There is a bar chart being displayed which shows record year-on-year growth for adultery, …

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When a martyred soldier argues with God for a place in Heaven- and two strange guests join the meet!

Note: Unexpected guest # 2 will make you think deeply! Photo by Eduard Delputte on Unsplash — Original image cropped by the author Somewhere high above the sky and very close to God himself, there is a huge gate that guards the pathway to Heaven. Just outside the gate stands the ‘Gatekeeper of Heaven’, who decides whether a person …

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The Scariest, the Good and the Bad part—of Living in Solitude for so Many Years

What happens if you are staying alone and experience the worst nightmare? Photo by Kamil Feczko on Unsplash I had the worst nightmare that someone is standing in the darkest corner of my living room — whether it is a thief or some paranormal creature I could not tell. It was 3 o’clock in the middle of the …

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When a Small Kid Witnesses Death for the First Time!

The conversation is more reflective and strange then you would expect it to be! Photo by Johan Mouchet on Unsplash — Original image cropped by the author It was May 2007, and I received the information that my maternal grandfather had just died after a long-standing battle with lung cancer. For his death ceremony and last prayers, the entire …

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The easiest way to find fault in others 😃

Two stories centuries apart — one in 13th century and the other in 2023 — but with the same moral. I guess, the world is not progressing the way we think it to be! Photo by Artur Voznenko on Unsplash And the rant was on! Sometimes I wonder if managers often have this superpower to just shout at someone and then don’t …

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The Child in You Never Grows Up! Here’s the proof!

A tale of two heartbreaks — one from a 6 year old child and the other from an early 20s adult . Both have one thing in common! Photo by Elisabeth Arnold on Unsplash — Original photo cropped by the author Someone once asked me, “What is the one thing that you regret most losing in your life?”.I thought for some time …

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A Naked Prostitute, a Silent Monk and an Almighty God — and a conversation of love, hope and pain!

God Himself came to my dream and I asked him this stupid question! (#3 of 10) Photo by Kristopher Roller on Unsplash She was standing there naked with innumerable heinous marks throughout her body — and every single of the body mark screaming a torture that she did not want to remember. It appeared that her body had already …

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Does Your Article also have 0 Views ?— This is the Reason

When The Silent Monk asks for feedback from 6 Medium Top writers 😃 Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash The Silent Monk has always been stupid but has never been stupider. When he got tired of building engineering products for a prestigious ‘Fortune 5’ company, he thought he could use his artistic skills and try his hand at …

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“Monk! Those who don’t get married, lose out on this!”

Photo by Євгенія Височина on Unsplash There is a very sweet lady in my office — half American half Chinese, close to 55 years of age, happily married, has a son and daughter — both grown up, staying far from home, and building their respective lives. She works as an administrative support staff and sits just next to me. Lets …

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What Happens When Gods Try to Understand What a Social Media Influencer Does😄?

And O boy! how miserably are they failing at this 😄 In an afterlife situation, an Instagram influencer has been summoned before a jury comprised of demigods. They are desperately trying to understand what a social media influencer does. “This is your afterlife, and we are going to evaluate your deeds on Earth. Based upon this, …

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My brief conversation with “Grief” — and it offered me so much in return

Photo by KĂźlli Kittus on Unsplash A serene beach, a beautiful sunset and a silent monk — these three are meeting pretty often these days. It was one of those tough moments and I was harboring a lot of pain within myself. All the pain that was itching to come out but to no effect. My mind was …

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God Himself came to my dream and I asked him this stupid question! (#1 of 10)

“Why do you give me so much grief?” Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash God himself came to my dream! I bowed before him, and asked this very stupid question— “Why do you give me so much grief?”. God, with his ever glowing face and an ever radiant smile, replied in the most soothing words: My dearest Monk, …

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An ode to office toilet breaks 😄— 4 reasons why I love them & you should too

What I do during my toilet breaks is one of the two reasons I love going to office. The hefty paycheck is the second! Photo by Katie Moum on Unsplash The toilet breaks and myself — we have been together since eternity. Safe to say that our relationship has stood the test of time! Primary school, college, internships, corporates — we …

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My fail proof plan to earn 1 million dollars from Medium 😃!

Retelling of the famous Aesop’s fable: “The milkmaid and her pail” — and the ambitious aspirations of Medium writers😃 “I am buying Ko-fi in golden mugs for all my readers!” Photo by Randy Tarampi on Unsplash The milkmaid was returning home, carrying a pail of milk on her head, and in no time, she begins to dream — …

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God, Elon Musk and Tony Stubblebine are in a discussion— Should Medium (and Life) have a “retweet”…

The Silent Monk wrote two letters: one to Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine, and another to GOD Himself — and then invited both of them in a meeting with Elon Musk. Photo by Redd F on Unsplash Dear Tony Stubblebine, Hope life is treating you well and you are doing great things in life. I recently wrote an article that …

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My conversation with “Time” — and 4 “critical” life lessons I learnt from him

Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash There I was happily traversing the path of life — celebrating the ups and somehow negotiating the downs. Life has been kind, but tiring! I never knew that, at times, living a life itself is so much work. Suddenly, I realized someone has been walking alongside me — since the very first day, and …

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The fox & the grapes — and the New Year Resolutioners

Retelling of the famous Aesop’s fable Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash The fox wanted the grapes. He tried for it but could not reach there. Eventually, he said, “The grapes are sour. I never wanted them anyway!” A fox came across the profile of Veronica Llorca-Smith 💎and was immediately super impressed by her persona. For those …

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F.R.I.E.N.D.S — 6 life lessons from our 6 favorite characters

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108778/mediaviewer/rm3080745728/ Most sitcoms end with our dinner table conversations while others end with our breakfast the next day. But a very few become integral to our life long conversations, and these are the ones that have actually touched our hearts. It is not because of the laughter or the drama or the plot, but because …

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I asked AI chatbot: Which ice cream should I buy for my girlfriend😃 — and it could not answer!!!

Photo by Candy Zimmermann on Unsplash Everyone these days is talking about ‘ChatGPT’. For those who do not know, it is the latest generation of an AI chatbot which is supposedly so good that it can eliminate half the writers on Earth (scary!). Twitter is going crazy and so is Medium about this chatbot. Everyone is …

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I asked 30 people “How are you?” everyday for 6 months—and this is what I learnt about life!

Photo by Helena Lopes on Unsplash Every single day, before starting a conversation, I would ask the other person “How are you?”, and I did this repeatedly for 6 months with a group of more than 30 people!!! Trust me, it has been a fun exercise!!! I did this very mundane tweak in my day-to-day conversation …

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‘996’ and ‘Karoshi’: If you don’t know these two words—you are living a better life

Photo by Luis Villasmil on Unsplash A devil and an imp are in a discussion. They are pondering about all the good things God has created, and how they can make life difficult for mankind on Earth. After much deliberation, the devil said, “Overburden them with work such that they fail to appreciate the beauty of …

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My 3 superpowers that actually annoy my office colleagues 😲

Photo by Ian Stauffer on Unsplash Lately in office, we have been working on an impossible project with an even impossible deadline — such are corporates at times. There are close to 300 professionals working on this project, and everyone is showing signs of burnout and anxiety. People are failing to meet deadlines, and finger pointing is a …

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These ants know what we human beings do not — 4 life lessons from ants to humans

Photo by Greg Rosenke on Unsplash Just yesterday, I saw a very long trail of ants —one behind the other, marching like a well trained army, transporting small pieces of grains to their anthill. Hundreds and hundreds of them, yet there was a rhythm in their approach and a discipline to their activity. I could not …

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One donkey’s superpower which I would love to have — The subtle art of listening

“Master Donkey, how do I learn the art of listening?” Photo by saeed karimi on Unsplash I bowed before the donkey, and said: “Master Donkey! I desperately seek your help. I look around and I only hear noise. I have come to realize that everyone in this world is always shouting or whining about their problems. Why …

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How you are always seduced by your phone? An erotica non-fiction story

Note: No obscene content, just a good old Silent Monk analogy Photo by Monika Kozub on Unsplash My phone winked at me with a notification — giving just a glimpse of what lies underneath. And there it was — a subtle invitation to go check her out. I was determined not to be influenced by this trick, at least not this …

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A new fashion trend is rocking the town, and it is highly contagious! #StrictlyNotForWomen

Original Photo by Irgi Nur Fadil on Unsplash. Edited and cropped by Author. Just have a look at that! The gorgeous, trendy, latest clothing accessory — that sits perfectly under the nose, and covers your chin and neck. Exactly the clothing piece men needed so desperately to up their fashion game. Not properly shaved — not a problem.Have got pimples …

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Why I desperately need to bring colors back in my life and so should you?

Photo by David Pisnoy on Unsplash Do we know that there is a disease called “Achromatopsia” — where people cannot differentiate between colors and see everything just as a shade of black and white? Sometimes we don’t realize how important colors are in our lives and how grateful we should be to be able to see them. Remember …

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A shockingly true story — When a cat became the ruler of a birds kingdom 😲

Note to readers — Read it once and then read it again😃. Pun intended Photo by Alexander Shatov on Unsplash There was once a very beautiful birds kingdom, blue in color, with more than a billion birds residing in the same. The kingdom was a happy place —free speech was promoted, and everyone was allowed to speak their minds. …

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How a donkey won an argument 😃 — one very simple way to prove your worth

Photo by Florian GIORGIO on Unsplash Once upon a time in a farm, there lived only two animal species — donkeys and horses. The donkeys would do all the donkey work in the farm — sowing the seeds, watering the crop, cutting the hay, hence carrying all the baggage of farm (both literally and metaphorically). Yet they received the least …

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What a $40-daily wage worker taught a $200,000 salaried corporate employee?

Note for readers — Based upon an actual conversation Photo by Arron Choi on Unsplash My job often requires me to travel, and this gives me an opportunity to interact with people from all walks of life. During one of my assignments, I happened to visit an engineering plant in South East Asia. After my discussion with the …

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A tortoise and a hare decide to race (write) on Medium 😄

A modern day retelling of the famous Aesop’s fable Photo by Glen Rushton on Unsplash One fine afternoon, when the hare and the tortoise were resting under a tree, the hare made a claim that he is a better writer than the tortoise. The tortoise, always very calm and composed, was not agitated — but very politely refused to …

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My 6 life thoughts while pooping 😃

Note to readers — No uncomfortable content. Just good old Silent Monk philosophy. Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash It is that time of the day again — which brings a smile on our face. The beautiful sound of 3 Plops — “Plop!, Plop!, Plop!” — makes rest of the day all the more beautiful. Some do it in the mornings in the comfort …

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How condom was invented — and 3 important lessons it teaches us about mankind

Note for readers — No obscene content. Just good old Silent Monk Philosophy! A thinking monkey — Photo by Juan Rumimpunu on Unsplash A. Folklore explaining the first usage of condom There is a very strange folklore associated with the first ever usage of condom. It is said that there was a Greek king, King Minos who would ejaculate “serpents and …

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3 characteristics of “Hope” to always remain hopeful

I met someone called “Hope”, and life has been beautiful ever since!!! Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash I had a dream where I found myself sitting in the middle of a long tunnel — there was darkness everywhere. I did not know where I was, and which way I had to go — heartbroken, lost and directionless. I did not …

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The subtle art of giving constructive feedback — My learnings from a humiliating experience in…

Photo by Redd on Unsplash I was once very badly lashed by my senior in the office, in front of my subordinates and many other colleagues. I immediately realized that he is making an ill-informed decision, and the actual reality is quite different. I tried to reason with him, but as is often the case — anger had …

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A world where the people of color are the privileged race and the whites are the oppressed ones!!!

Photo by Tasha Jolley on Unsplash The United States of America — the land of the rich, the beautiful and the whites. The first ship of slaves arrived in the United States of America in 1619 and put on auction for slaves 20 healthiest and hard working men of color — the minority population that was considered somewhere between animals and …

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