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Living forever...

Living forever, written from a gut feeling. Hope it's true.

Live (yrs):
20 good nutrition, security
50 fruits & veg, good nutrition, security
80 healthy mind, fruits & veg, good nutrition, security
100 desire to live, healthy mind, fruits & veg, good nutrition, security
130 desire to live, healthy mind, pure air & water, fruits & veg, good nutrition, security
200 desire to live, high altitude, healthy mind, pure air & water, fruits & veg, good nutrition, security
300 fasting 1 day every month, desire to live, healthy mind, pure air & water, fruits & veg, good nutrition, security
350 fasting 5 days every month, desire to live, healthy mind, pure air & water, fruits & veg, good nutrition, security
400 pure water, antioxidant diet, quiet
450 pure water, antioxidant diet, quiet, desire to live
500 pure water, antioxidant diet, quiet, desire to live, no worries
700 pure water, antioxidant diet, absolute quiet, desire to live, no worries
1500 pure water, antioxidant diet, basic nutrient supply, absolute quiet, desire to live
3000 pure water, antioxidant diet, basic nutrient supply, absolute quiet, desire to live, no relations
10,000 pure water, antioxidant diet, basic nutrient supply, absolute quiet, desire to live, no relations
20,000 high altitude, pure water, antioxidant diet, basic nutrient supply, absolute quiet, desire to live, no relations

Child Labor Does Not Really Go Away

If the children are not sent for child labor, they are sent to schools where they are pressured to work similarly and become class toppers.

Child labor does not really go away.

The mindset and 'culture' of these people will be the same even if you give them a pot of gold.

Sad.

These are the people from countries where child labor is rampant. They have no value for human life.

This can only be changed by forcing them to value human life. By not allowing them to have human life without paying for it.

Saying 'I love children' or 'How cute!' does not mean the person values human life.

Requiring them to have basic financial capability before parenthood is the solution.

Chocolate Made with Child Labor

Delicious chocolate. Food of the Gods. Melts innocently in your mouth.

But there is a story behind that dark euphoric substance. The abuse of children forced to work in West African cocoa farms.

"At least two million children are currently involved in the production of cocoa in Ghana and the Ivory Coast."

Read more: Trick or Treat? Chocolate made with child labor

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UAE, A Safe Land

I am seeing for myself the benefits of a rigid and effective legal system. UAE is a sheikhdom and the rules here are absolute.

It is just so much safer, people speak softly, keep out of each other's way, have utmost respect (and fear) of the law.

Of course, already I can see the media and even the internet are not as free as back in India. Who would want to put their rich and pampered living to be put at risk by angering the Islamic authorities?

Most of the media is fit for a 5-year-old's eyes.

What came across to me at first was the harsh hot climate and the similarity with the legal system. Just goes to show that human beings are just a product of their environment...

The natives here think they are acting out of their own free will with their extremely strict rules... but of course not, they are just part of the unforgiving desert landscape...

This crime-free land of perfect law and order, where I grew up, is probably my real inspiration behind the perfect world theory.

Rules aren't always a bad thing.

Back in Sharjah

Feeling like myself after 14 years. Can't say how proud I am to have survived.

And it was instant.

Some people are telling me that things have changed here. But of course not.

This is my home. Unlike for any of them.

And I instantly felt at home. Felt like blood was flowing through my veins after a very long time.

This will always be my home, whether I get to stay here or not.

Passport Saga V

The Passport Saga is over. I got the passport on 25 Aug. This was after I did not get it on the promised date and had to speak to the RPO on 23 Aug. They said I could collect the passport directly on 25 Aug, which I did.

I can't believe I went through all this for just getting a passport.

The lesson here is actually something I already knew. Know the rules well and follow them from the very start. I should have insisted on the 10+2 certificates remaining in my application and checked the spelling of everything on the acknowledgement slip at Bangalore One. That would have got me the passport one month earlier without the mistakes.

Next lesson, the authorities can, and will, mess up.

Next lesson, the authorities may not have all the information.

Last lesson, exhaust all options. The passport was actually at the RPO for two months in delayed processing while I ran between police stations thinking the police verification wasn't done because the officer had asked me for a bribe.

I'm sure there may be some more lessons, and I hope I will find them if so.