Every park bench has a story to tell and when I see one, I can’t help dreaming up a history; a first date, a stolen kiss perhaps, an argument, tearful goodbyes, old friends laughing, children feeding birds or a couple sharing a picnic.
Give some love to three blog posts you’ve read and loved in the past week, and tell us why they’re worth reading.
Last week there were three I liked immensely-
I find every post of somkritya a treat to read but this one Autism does not comes with preaching only. It is fun to read.
in her words “
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Which Ways- Feachering Roads
Prompts for the Promptless – Ep. 7 – True Cost
There is so much to write on this subject and I could not decide how to make it short so I wrote this piece.
Texture of weathered tree stumps
Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. – Vietnamese Proverb
Weekly Photo Challenge: Lunchtime
On our car trip we had lunch at roadside Punjabi Dhaba, which was great fun. They make delicious Parathas ( Indian fried bread)to go with Dal ( Lantils soup) and curd, here is picture of my husband relishing it.
Prompts for the Promptless – Ep. 3 – Schadenfreude
( opposite word- mudita, “sympathetic joy” or “happiness in another’s good fortune,” is cited as an example of the opposite of schadenfreude.)
Whenever I watch DISCOVERY CHANNEL or National Geography Channel and come across films on lion, tiger or other carnivorous animal hunting deers, antelopes or other lovely animals . Then enjoying while watching these films seems to me as if I’m a Schadenfreude. Or , when we pluck flowers to decorate our homes aren’t we getting pleasure from their pain.
There are people who get pleasure from, pigeon fight, cock fight, bull fight and to me getting pleasure from boxing and wrestling is also indulging in Schadenfreude act. . there are several examples of this. Some people get pleasure in being cruel to others , by terrorizing others, by killing, rape or other heinous crimes.
In communal riots , I have watched people killing, beating and burning alive people og other community and enjoying. It was so devilish act.
Sometimes senior students in the name of ragging do inhumane behavior with junior students and enjoy their act.
Some people enjoy wealth earned by selling spurious milk, medicine, food items etc. They enjoy while others suffer from their act.
In every country we can find some example of Schadenfreude act.
