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Particles of Dust

Paagal Insaan October 3, 2003

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#12 Posted by temporal on October 9, 2003 1:17:12 pm
PI:

...the `abstract` style is ok...but do experiment please...just confining to `one` style will not remove the `paranoia`... and it will be unfair burdon on your talents..

rgds,

t
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#11 Posted by PaagalInsaan on October 8, 2003 3:37:44 pm

tahmed32, puyu & ZahraJ, thanx for the compliments, I`m always looking for them :)

Urstruly, what `mardana` hobby do you advise? Jihad?


Fara & Farzana, what you regard as contradiction has been called ``the dichotomies of life`` by temporal :) These dichotomies exist. Apparently, ``Being thrown around by the wind, they look so weak, try breaking them apart and you`ll realize how strong they are. `` is a contradiction in itself, and so is ``They always pretend to be strong and confident, hug them tight and they`ll collapse into tears.``. And then these two contradictions contradict each other in a braoder sense. But thats how humans are, my role was only to observe and express.

Farzana, I always had a touch of `abstract` prose in some of my previous literary pieces, but with time I have become more and more paranoid and concerned about the virginity of my thoughts....I know this approach and this abstract style of prose sounds retarded, but then I am ``Paagal Insaan!`` :)


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#10 Posted by Urstruly on October 6, 2003 8:55:13 am
too zanana but chale ga.
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#9 Posted by fara on October 6, 2003 6:26:20 am
despite a bit of condradiction as farzana has pointed out, i like the way you`ve used prose.
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#8 Posted by temporal on October 6, 2003 6:10:25 am
PI:

...enjoyed this slice of the dichotomies of life...

..t
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#7 Posted by bts on October 5, 2003 5:17:53 pm
not bad; infact pretty good!

enjoyed the expression about ordinary thing.

:)

Bilal
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#6 Posted by FarzanaVersey on October 4, 2003 1:54:00 am
PaagalInsaan:
Dhool ka phool??? Interesting. Liked it, but was not the last bit a trifle arrogant? Okay, kidding...chalo...now would one have to apply the same standard to a particle of dust that ``shines``? Would it be less weak, more noticeable, and different?

Also, there is a contradiction -- ``try breaking them apart and you`ll realize how strong they are`` versus ``They always pretend to be strong and confident, hug them tight and they`ll collapse into tears``. Giving you the benefit of doubt here...perhaps breaking them apart and hugging them stimulates different reactions...wonder if the shining one reacts similarly:)

I agree with your explanation about using prose, but the prose could have been structured and punctuated differently. And I swear to you, the hymen would have remained intact. Just like a virgin....

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#5 Posted by puyu on October 3, 2003 11:49:17 pm
soooo cute!!!!!!!!!
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#4 Posted by ZahraJ on October 3, 2003 8:06:50 pm
- Simple
- Sweet
- Insightful
and Pyari Thoughts
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#3 Posted by tahmed32 on October 3, 2003 4:54:13 pm
very nice, paagal sahib. Your humanity and good sense definitely shines through in your chowk posts as well.
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#2 Posted by PaagalInsaan on October 3, 2003 11:15:04 am
Dear Ironman,
It is hard to keep the hymen of the original thought intact, when you process it through the rules of grammar and proverbs of language. I therefore decided to write raw thoughts in prose. It probably is something similar to the abstract art on canvas.
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#1 Posted by ironman on October 3, 2003 9:33:24 am

Very nice Paagal sahab.
Why prose though ? would have looked even better as poetry...u think?

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Interact Index

    #12 temporal
    #11 PaagalInsaan
    #10 Urstruly
    #9 fara
    #8 temporal
    #7 bts
    #6 FarzanaVersey
    #5 puyu
    #4 ZahraJ
    #3 tahmed32
    #2 PaagalInsaan
    #1 ironman

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