Kalinga 

Wild Oats Blurb

Wild 

When I discovered the place where I was born did not accept me, I found freedom in the unknown world.

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At the bottom of an empty well, hanging on a rope facing two frightened and aggressive wild dogs, I found something unexpected: patience.

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At the loss of a great and gentle friend, I found forgiveness for the sorrow that was passed on to me.

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Have you ever woken up afraid, but rose to seize the day?

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Have you ever felt pure joy for more than a few minutes?

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Have you ever dared to fight when you knew you weren’t ready for it?

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Have you learnt to feel the wins and the failures, and welcome them as one and the same?

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Have you ever felt a deeper awareness of the self, beyond your immediate reality?

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Have you ever felt eager for the future, fond of the past, and found them to weigh the same?

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These poems are reflections of these questions, through the lens of an individual, Kalinga.

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Since there is more that unites us than divides us, these are all of our stories, painted in rhyme and sketch to communicate a sense of inevitable common ground.

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The world is changing, but it always is. Remember that your journey is yours, and you can carve it as you see fit.