kshitiz august'12 newsletter

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KSHITIZAugust12


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Not all those who wander are lost, wrote J.R.R. Tolkien. What makes it even

more apt is the fact that our lost and wandering souls, the PGP1s, are getting a

hang of how things function at GIM. Theyve started feeling at home, have fig-

ured out how the exams work, and are aware that Baga and Calangute are over

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rated. Theyre two and half months wiser now!The days have flown by and Samriddhi too happened with more than usual

noise and fervor. We witnessed some of the most electrifying speeches, delivered

by the likes of Alyque Padamsee, Stephen Remidios and others. True to its

theme, Samridhhi 2012- The Business of Innovation, delivered what it had

promised to. We were shown that innovation need not be restricted to technol-

ogy alone. It has its strongholds in advertising, entrepreneurship, defence, and

so many more areas!But what is it that made Samridhhi the grand success it was? The speakers?

The events? Or the people behind it, sweating it out for months? The behind the

scenes guys, people like you and us, left no stone unturned in ensuring that eve-

rything went without a glitch. And thats what has made all the difference.

Just like Samriddhi, we too strive to raise our bar with every newsletter. Fortu-

nately, we have a brilliant talent pool at GIM that enables us to do so. This edi-

tion brings to you the flavours of August at our spiffing institute. We would like

to start off by introducing the newest members of our Kshitiz family. Theyve

taken to the club like ducks to water. Were six proud SCCs now. We know that

theyll help Kshitiz scale newer heights!

Moving on to the articles, we have Kshama Adka, bringing forth the hues of hu-

man emotions that we so often conceal, in her poem Show Me Your Face.

Vatsala Mishra is disappointed with men for no longer being chivalrous. She dis-

penses some golden advice which has so far eluded the menfolk, in her article

What Women Want.


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Trisha Chhabra and Pranil Palan talk about the pretentious

corporate life in their joint article Responsibility Back

Home. Prof Abhishek Ranga talks exclusively to Kshitiz in

our faculty interview segment- GuruCool. And how can we

ever forget your favorite segment! In Thing captures the

latest trends and happenings at GIM. In our new segment

GIM Watches our reporters find out what are the most

viewed TV series this term. Samriddhi Core Committee-

Unplugged brings to you the behind the scene brouhaha in

an informal interview withAaron Lobo,Anand Madhav,

Chitrangada Banerjee and Ishmeet Singh Dang.

As we crib and complain about the college, our very own

Ruhi Ruperee makes us realize that these are the very things

that we will actually miss once we leave. For the first time

ever, we present to you Alumni Speak-

A platform for theGIM alumni to talk about hows life on the other side of a B-

School. We also have something in store for the drama afi-

cionados out there. Priyanka Sabu beautifully pens down her

experience of Act it Out-a theatrical workshop that we

conducted with the immense help of our In-house acting

guru Dev Raj Singh.

Saptak Bose gets philosophical with his soulful lines inDream-a-Circus. Rahul Chandran pens down equally

touching verses in his poem Lost. Love cannot be held back

and in Rahul Gargs case it takes the form of a poignant

song Forever Yours.

We enjoyed every bit of putting this Newsletter together. We

hope you enjoy reading it. Keep Calm and Read On!

-Team Kshitiz

Inside this issue:

Introducing JuniorKZs 4

Show me your face 6

What Women Want 7

Responsibility back

home

8

GuruCool 10

In Thing 12

GIM Watches 15

Core Committee-

Unplugged

16

Alumni Speak 20

Forever Yours 21

Act it out 22

Samriddhi High-

lights

23

Dream-A Circus 24

Lost 25


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Kshitiz believes that

creativity is a combinatorial force.

Our strength derives from three dif-

ferent kinds of building blocks: our

people, our ideas and most importantly

our ability to tap into the mental pool

of resources ideas, insights,

knowledge, inspiration present in our

collective campus culture, and to com-

bine them in extraordinary new ways...

The more of these building blocks we

have, and the more diverse their

shapes and colors, the more interesting

our creations will become.

The multi-level, diverse and sometimes

weird selection process designed by Kshitiz strives to do just this, to find people

who can combine and remix ideas albeit not just their own but from the collective

mental pool and accompanying culture of the GIM family.

From amusing us with nothing but a sheet of paper, to giving witty liners to our

shitty questions, to conquering the technological divide that in this digital era

stands so prominently between our sense of design and our desire to express it in

form, to playing schizophrenic writers who are collaborating and competing at the

same time, to weaving ridiculously random visuals into spell binding, magical tales

We are proud to say, not only did our KZs do it all with grace but they also

bought us closer to our own purpose.

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When did men stop being so chivalrous? Why is it that our

boyfriends no longer hold the door open for us, or stand up

when we do, or bestow generous compliments? Why do they

abuse us to our faces and pass unflattering remarks about our

looks and body? When did condoms replace flowers? Why has

'I Love You' lost its meaning? Why is making your lady feel

special so cumbersome? Why is love no longer about the eyes

or the smile or the dimple in her cheek? Why has love become

more about exchanging passwords? When did trust stop being

enough?

Is it because women don't wait for them to initiate a conversa-

tion? Or because they no longer care for the customary 'The

Boy Should Call First' dictum? Is it because the lady lets her

man display his affection for her in public and kiss him on the

cheek more often? Or is it because women are stronger now

and deal with break-ups better than before? Or is it simply be-

cause they can do all the things that men can?

All the success in the world, all the equality, can not change the

fact that at the end of the day, every woman wants to be loved

and cared for. That every woman wants to be the special some-

one in a man's life. No woman wants to hear tales of unfailing

love and unwavering devotion; all she wants is her man to share

his favorite dessert with her, unflinchingly.

It takes so little to please a woman. But it takes even less tolove her for who she is. You don't have to sing songs outside

her balcony or gift her diamonds (Well.. not always!!). You just

have to hold her hand and walk with her. She doesn't want you

to gaze into her eyes forever, she just wants you to read her a

passage from her favorite book. She doesn't want you take her

out for a five-star dinner, she just wants you to help her in the

kitchen.

Yes, women do have their heads

full of sappy nonsense from the

infinite chick flicks they watch.

And yes, their idea of romance can

sometimes be ridiculous. But if

you can get around it, you'll dis-

cover that all their heart craves

for.. is boundless affection.

Boundless affection and a promise

of more... everyday.

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It takes solittle to pleasea woman. Butit takes evenless to love her

for who she is


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Crisp suits,

High rising buildings,

Chilly rooms,

State of the art furniture,

Sky rocketing egos,

Welcome to the fake World, oh

wait, the Corporate World!

Corporate Social Responsibility a.k.a. CSR is

the need of the hour. Brands, Consumers,

Mergers, Acquisitions all transform into prof-

its, profits, and profits; and CSR is the newly

bred formula. If you are selling a notebook, get

hungry kids photos all over the book, donate

some revenue from the book to them and your

product is meant to sell. And this is just the

beginning of being socially responsible or

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rather the corporate way of so-

cial responsibility.

We can associate with a local

NGO to justify that we are peo-

ples brand. This would entice

more consumers towards our new

product and there you goour

new formula- be one of them to

attract more of

them, asserted the

CEO of a highly

reputed MNC to

his employees. Inthis muddle of

money, competi-

tion and egos, the

corporates normally forget their roots.

If you are selling

a notebook, get

hungry kids pho-

tos all over the

book, donate

some revenue

from the book to

them and your

product is meant

to sell


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In the name of CSR they help the needy,

but never realize whether they are actually

being of any help. And, most importantly,

they forget their parents, the people responsi-

ble for making them what they are today!

Mom, Im nervous, please stay with me,

said our future CEO of an XYZ company to

his mother & his mother never moved from

hi s side. Today, the same mother requests her

son to please stay with her as she is old and

afraid but the son is never there.

Get Corporate, but first get Real.

These two words Corporate and Real,

form the core of our basic idea for innovation

in CSR. It is so easy to neglect our old par-

ents even though they never said a word whilefulfilling our demands when we were a chil-

dren, neither would they say anything now.

We need to realise how important our par-

ents have been in our lives. Stress on the

steps that companies can take for ensuring

that its employees are

paying apt attention to

their parents. We need

to realise how compa-

nies might reap bene-

fits from investing ingood relationships with parents. Our arti-

cle aims to drive home the fact that our

parents are easily neglected in these hectic

schedules and companies can really helpin making sure that they get the respect,

time and love

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Mom, Im nerv-

ous, please stay

with me, said

our future CEO

of an XYZ com-

pany to his moth-

er & his mother

never moved from

his side.


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Our Monthly dose of whats happening @ GIM.KSHITIZ

brings to you what alls INthis August!

Jhajis playlist

We have been lying fellas. To our friends, our neighbours, the world, but most

importantly to ourselves. Every GIMite secretly (and an obscene number of them

veryopenly) believes, or rather wishes to believe that (s)he is the epitome of

cool, when it comes to music. We might not have paid attention in that science

class where we were taught

about metals, but Metal music we know bhaai!.until of course Jhajitook off the

mask from this fake GIMites face. His birthday (which God only knows why was-

nt declared as official GIM holiday) bash music reminded us, very pointedly, that

were Indiyans only. We like dhinchaak mujic, percussions, masala lyrics and jhat-

ka dance. So, lets drop the pretence already! Screw Iron Maiden and other

phirang bands. Govinda is our Michael Jackson, and Ila Arun is our Britney.

Desi mujic rocks! Next RaZaMaTaZz party meinHumka hau chahi;)

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OB sans Mahapooja

A Shakespearean drama without a climax, a pastry without a cherry on top, a

rainy evening without hot pakoras. No metaphor in this world can bring out our

utter disappointment at not having OB Mahapooja for the PGP 1s. Its sacrilege,

really! Depriving the PGP 1s of discovering their latent talent in making creative

videos, putting up memorable performances, decking up the class, working to-

gether as a team to put together a great show. Sigh.

An era ends. *Sniff*

Spiderman on the walls

This term mightve been about Batman (Please dont even get us started on it!),

but the superheroes war continue at GIM. Peter Parkers Spiderman Avatar is

to be seen on many of the hostel walls, covering the cracks and the leaks. If on-

ly it could super heroically do our assignments all the time.

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Viral fever hits GIM

Its that time of the year again. When people retire to their rooms for a couple

of days, dont come out of their pyjamas, stay nestled inside their blankies , con-

sume litres and litres of bubbling hot soups to somehow bring back their taste

buds back to life.

GIM is under Viral attack.Tek Kare guys! We wish you a speedy recovery!

GIM tees

Wine. Red. Some more wine. White. More wine. And some more wine. This has

been the story of the GIM tees that

weve seen people sporting lately.

This is the first noted instance of the

choice of drinks influencing the apparel

behaviour in the Aam GIM junta. This

discovery would surely open up new ave-

nues of trade for the PR Cell!

So, which one are you wearing today?

( If we bet on this, the odds are on our side to win. Wine, of course. Duh!)

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Assignments, Submissions and quizzes notwithstanding, this is

what GIMites are currently glued to!

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What was your role in Samriddhi?Anand: My role? I was the CEO (he

says with a proud smirk, and thenwith a sheepish grin adds) no no I

was part of the core team. My job

was to make sure Samriddhi hap-pens.

Ishmeet: Cedric usually wakes up at

6:30am, so everytime I would get up

at around 7:30 AM, I would have a

nice e-mail waiting for me. Every day

would start with a new crisis! This

guy (points at Aaron)and Anand nev-

er get up before 10 oclock. I had to

do all the dirty work, running aroundgetting water bottles, carpets, cut-

lery, opening rooms.

Aaron: My job was to protect him

(Ishmeet)from those who wanted

to beat him up. Im not kidding, as

Samriddhi drew closer Ishmeet

would be running around to people

saying, Do this do that and Id be be-

hind him saying, You better do itor

else. Our role was co-ordinating the

speakers, events, sponsors- everything.

Every morning there would

be a speaker cancelling or

a sponsor backing out, eve-

ry day was a whole new list

of speakers & events.

Chitra: If Samridhhi was

successful its a collective

victory, if not we take the blame. Its a

pleasant surprise how 80 people came

together and worked for two months

for a three day event.

What problems did you face?

Anand: Firstly I was the point of con-

tact for Director (self explanatory, I

guess), then there was no money to

work with (only grand plans) and the

bashing I got from everyone alike.

(kinda compensated for my rather

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CORE COMMITTEE UNPLUGGED!I had to do all

the dirty work,

running around

getting water

bottles,

carpets,

cutlery, opening

rooms.


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To catch the reader's attention,

place an interesting sentence or

quote from the story here.

smooth childhood). People stopped

picking up my calls assuming I had

work for them.

Chitra: The main problems I could

classify are the four Ps. Paisa! Paisa!

Paisa! And Paisa!

Through the hustle and bustle,

the moment that tickled youAnand: On 16th night, the night be-

fore Samriddhi people were working

so hard, making decorations, putting

up banners. In the midst of the

madness, we see Ishmeet and

Chetan curled up on the sofas

brought for the speakers, fast

asleep. I couldnt stop laughing.

Ishmeet and Aaron: Not many peo-

ple know this but Cedrics master

plan was to shave Anands head and

dress him up as Gandhi and have him

walk up to Alyque Padamsee during

the seminar and shake his hand bea-

cause Alyque had played the role of

Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the movie

Gandhi. Till the last minute the plan

was still on till Anand refused or someother crisis came up.

Chitra: I remember everyone

waiting with hushed silence

for the Governor to enter the

MPH and then a Labrador

struts out onto the red car-

pet. I had to pinch myself

from laughing out loud.

Which speaker did you find

most interesting?

Anand: Id have to say Alyque

Padamsee, not just for his

candidness but because he insulted me and

still got a picture clicked with me.

Ishmeet: Stephen Remedios, I loved his

general enthusiasm and the way he spoke.

And I dont know why but he loves GIM. He

even refused to stay off campus and made

sure we made arrangements for him here.

Hes very down to earth the way his enthu-

siasm captures the audience and there is

absolutely no air about him.

Not many people

know this Cedrics

master plan was

toshave Anands

head and dress

him up as Gandhi


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Aaron: I would have to say Stephen

Remedios as well, he connects with B

-school students the way no other

speaker does. The great thing abouthim was that he wanted to stay 24

hours with the students- even in-

sisted on eating with them in the

cafeteria! Hes very grounded and

loves being with the students. He

conducted a session for the stu-

dents on the night prior to

Samriddhi and the way he interact-

ed with them was wonderful towatch.

Chitra: Chuck Gopal hands down, but

that was on the funnier side. On a

more serious note Stephen Remedi-

os added a whole different dimen-

sion to innovations in consumer be-

haviour; a subject Im currently pur-

suing, I could connect to what he

was saying.

The event that you liked the

most?

Anand: Hmmmm I guess Id have to

say the beer gamewhy?..cause it

has beer in its name (in a matter of

fact tone)and they had some prettyparticipants from outside. (blush

blush)

Ishmeet: Oh I thought all the

events were brilliant. We had taken

a conscious effort to not get stuck

in the regular case study/business

plan kind of events. Being a market-

ing guy at heart, Id have to say that

I really liked Pos-Innovo. The ideasthat came up were definitely quite

innovative. And then of course there

were Chitravali and Innovideation in

the beautifully decorated Communica-

tion Lab. Mr. Padamsee inaugratedthese 2 events and was quite happy

with what he saw! Thats what you

would call an #EPICWIN in Twitter

lingo!

Aaron: Innovatus and Roopantar.

Roopantar was very innovative HR

based event, the idea was brilliant.

Even the other events were very inno-

vative, very different. I was alsoamazed at the response that the online

rounds for each event generated, es-

pecially Nivesh and B-SIMS - it

showed that the event heads had truly

worked hard and done a

great job of promoting

their event. Hats off

to them!

Chitra: Innovatus;

cause everyone could

participate not just the

contenders and our col-

lege won both titles

(she adds with a smile).

I would also like to spe-

cially mention HR-Veda, the HR-related article writing competition. Be-

ing an HR major myself, I was really

intrigued by the articles that came in.

Something special that Samriddhi

2012 did for you.

Anand: It gave me the chance to inter-

act with a lot of people (when they

werent running away from me) who Iwouldnt have otherwise met. Some

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Samriddhi is the

only thing that

has the potential

to transform

GIM, it goes to

colleges all over

India. And

everyone plays a

part in it,

everyone gives

their 110%


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household.

Ishmeet: I feel like I have a

void in my life. And now there

are just too many assignments.

We have to look forward to aterm full of screwed up grades

because we didnt submit any-

thing. And I actually miss wak-

ing up at 7:30 every morning to

a new OMG its an emergency

situation.

Aaron: I feel like I have a void

in my life. I miss running to

Cedrics office every other mi-

nute. I miss going to sleep at

5am after back to back meet-

ings with one team after an-

other trying to sort out issues,

trying to get everything on

track, bringing everything to-

gether. Those were truly great

days and make wonderful mem-ories. Ah well thats life, we

certainly enjoyed it.

Chitra: I feel like I have a void

in my life. I have no clue as to

what to do with my time. Im

not a free rider anymore, I ac-

tually do my assignments my-

self and attend GDs.

friends I made will stay around.

Ishmeet: Samriddhi isnt a one person

event, it takes the college to new heights

every time. We need to promote it as much

as possible, the more work we put in thebetter its going to be for us in the long

run. Were so attached to it now its a part

of our lives. Sure weve made our share of

mistakes but, Samriddhi 2012 was a big

learning experience.

I had gone for days without a haircut or a

shave but it was worth it.Aaron: Samriddhi is the only thing that has

the potential to transform GIM, it goes to

colleges all over India. And everyone plays a

part in it, everyone gives their 110%. For

me one of the strongest moments was the

night before Samriddhi where if you walked

into the MPH you would find roughly around

75 people hanging banners and decorating

the hall. People slept at 5AM and still gotup at 7AM and were back in the MPH fin-

ishing up. And in the end it was worth it.

Samriddhi 2012 was definitely one of my

best experiences here at GIM.

Chitra: We never knew how 17th, 18th & 19th

would go. We just took the reins from our

seniors and its not something that can be

done by just 4 people, both the batches

had come together. And now were ready to

pass on the reins to youll and hope that

youll take it to an even higher level.

And now that its over, how does it feel?

Anand: I feel like I have a void in my life.

Its like you marry off your daughter and

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When I was asked to write what it feels like to be at the other side of the GIM gate, the

first thing that popped into my head was the feeling of hope of endless possibilities of what lay

ahead when I walked into the GIM gates for the very first time (although there was no gate

as such at the time) and a similar feeling of anticipating a favorable future while leaving GIM.

What happened between the two will always be remembered very fondly! Attending classes in

the lap of nature in Gods own B school was an experience which is best felt rather than read

about. Mix that up with friends, Goa, bikes, sun, sand, rain, and did I mention Goa?? youve got

unforgettable!

Getting back to the real world took some getting used to. It was almost like a culture shock for

me personally. Needless to say, I really really REALLY envy the 5-6 lucky bums from the batch

whove got Goa as their final location of work.

Re-joining the rat race has been a bit challenging, especially after living the Suessegadlife

now. Everything was Chill Maareyor Later Dude!, now its Revert ASAP or For your ur-

gent attention. Assignment submissions dictated our days, and now it is reviews, presentations

and meetings. *tick tock tick tock * Getting a low grade in an end term has now translated to

getting a poor appraisal or poor Customer Satisfaction response. A lot of similarities right? :)

I am thankful for the 2 years at GIM it has shaped me into what I am today. Every day spent

on the job I can remember tips from our professors, especially on how to deal with the Julies,

Nancys & Shyamsundars of the corporate world they all love Corporate Yoga Saar!

Looking back, these lyrics come to mind and fit pretty

well wouldnt you say?

Make us proud! :)

So take the photographs, and still frames in your mindHang it on a shelf in good health and good time

Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial

For what it's worth it was worth all the while

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.

I hope you had the time of your life.

I would take this opportunity to thank you for bestowing me this opportunity, and wish you all a

very eventful journey in GIM and all the best for yourcorporate stints! Make us proud! :)

GIM from the other side


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Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 21

Its not over just because you said it is ,

Look into my eyes and see just how it feels ,Theres a side of you that can appeal ,

To the emptiness in me that will never heal coz

I am forever yours

And Ill be there for you

Do you remember the day we met ,

Since then the times we often spent ,

And now you drift past walking on a cloudLeaving me alone, even in a crowd

How hard it is to let you go coz ,

I am forever yours


I wish you were back again,

To Take me in your arms and wipe away the pain ,

Look into my eyes , And hold my hand

I just hope you understand

I am forever yours


Ill be there for you

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When he was screaming, I had goose bumps... When he could not uer a word, as he was ting so hard to not cr, I

felt like rnning up to him and wiping o his invisible tears... But, how could I? That, what seemed to be so real...

wasn't te!! It was a marelous theatical perforance by Devraj Singh which gave a kick star to the workshop con-

ducted by Kshitiz. The spellbound audience could not stop applauding.

The audience was given a couple of monologes and dialoges before the act stared. Aerards they were asked to

volunteer to perfor their set of dialoges. While the enthusiastic paricipants enacted the whole sitation according

to their own interretations, Dev suggested them ways to improve. Some acts were ver powerfl, whereas some burst

out laughing. The same scenes were enacted with dierent emotions, which gave a new meaning to each sitation.

The spectators got insights about dramatics and various dimensions of acting skills. For instance, your each and eve-

r move under the spotlight should leave an impression on the onlooker; your voice modulation can take contol of

the whole act and make it successfl; your connotations could give the act a new dimension. All in all, it was a geat

learing exerience and it ended with hope that we could continue the perforing ars in ftre.


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Did you see..The bricks fall?From the million pixels..On the diamond walls!!Did you set..The shooting starsOn fire?A fire of fluorescent glaze!!Brought to dazzle..In the pond,Tiny butterflies..Swimming on golden lights,

Hung by Dreamers..On scarlet tiles!!Your world is a circus-Where clowns graze..On dried grass,Building palaces on star-dust ..With purple ribbons andtrump cards!!Finding the living in coffins,In cages with tamed lions and rats!!You dream of the Clown-She,Her lips were taught..To chant rhymes and songs!!To breed rings of smoke..Of a hundred shapes..And a billion shades..The color of your life, melting in that eye!!Black dahlias bloom..

With bulbs and balls..And Christmas bells!!Then they dig up..Each heart!!Smiling and Finding,Magic! Laughter! Light!Wake Up... Sleep no more!

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Weep not, my beloved child;

No more tears for bygone souls.

Because they are and will be;

Faded letters written in the book called Life.

Like a gorgeous scene that gives way to another,

Like a fruitful thought replaced by another,

They ebb away, into eternity.

Theres no time to lose;

There are no tears to be shed-

Only a humble prayer from your trembling lips.


Withered petals torn away from the flower called Life.

Time rubs off the pain,

Time makes us forget;

So weep not, my little one.

Weep not, over a vanished soul.


Fallen leaves from the tree called Life.

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