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How long can you keep hatred in your heart?

How long can you keep hatred in your heart? A kindergarten teacher had decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given the name of a person that the child hates. So the number of potatoes that a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she hates. So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes, some 3 while some up to 5 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry the potatoes in the plastic bag with them wherever they go for 1 week. Days after days passed, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1 week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended. The teacher asked: “How did you feel while carrying the potatoes

Did you see the Geminid meteor showers happened a while ago?

Did you see the Geminid meteor showers happened a while ago?    This meteor shower occurs every year as the Earth passes through debris left from the asteroid while orbiting the sun. As soon as the debris from the asteroids comes in contact with the Earth’s atmosphere, they cause a flare and produce arcs of bright light across the sky. In case you missed them this time, do not worry. These showers are most likely to occur every year during December the same time when the planet passes through a trail of debris left behind by the asteroid 3200 Phaethon. Okay, okay! Enough of the scientific jargon. This mail isn’t about astronomy, but writing, specifically writing poetry with stars and the moon in them. Stars and moon have been among the most common elements to hog limelight (or should I say starlight?) in the poetic imagination. Their sight inspires awe, and poetry is perhaps the only medium to do justice to how they make you feel. Being accessible to everyone alike, these brig