Blog Posts
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You look awful!
This was originally posted on my old blog on 1 October 2014. I am doing a thing: I am looking at those around me, and I am making an effort to not judge. That guy with the clothes: you know, the one that makes you roll your eyes? I am putting brakes on that eye-roll.…
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You’re more than that
This was originally published on my old blog on 19 August 2014. From a TED talk by Bryan Stevenson: I’ve come to understand and to believe that each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done. I believe that for every person on the planet. I think if somebody tells a lie, they’re…
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The story of you
This was originally posted to my old blog on 18 July 2014. Picture this: someone has scratched your car with their keys. Deliberately, because they don’t like you. Now, you’re walking along a dark street and happen to spot their car. Nobody is watching, and you know this is a CCTV blind spot. You have…
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Liar, Adulterer
This was originally posted to my old blog on 4 May 2014. Ray Comfort is a(n in)famous street preacher who has used the same routine in public confrontations for years. First, he asks whatever random stranger agrees to talk to him whether they’ve ever told a lie, then, whether they’ve ever lusted after someone in…
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Mr bus driver, you scare me
This was originally posted to my old blog on 15 November 2013. A few weeks ago, it was raining and I decided to take the bus to school. It was very full, so I stood right at the front beside the driver. At a stage, he remarked that there were a lot more people than…