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Saturday, 14 December 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 349 of 2024

2315hrs:

Leaving it late yet again. It's almost always one last folly. 

Meanwhile, the thoughts that have been germinating in my mind of late take me to a challenging intersection. 

That between 27 kanaals (0.005% or 1/200th of a square mile) of private land shared with my family and c. 85,000 square miles of a country shared with over 20 million co-citizens. 

It is increasingly looking likely that I will have to forego my share (0.002% or 1/500th of a square mile) so that over 20 million people can secure c. 85,000 square miles of a country, occupied by 3 neighbours directly and at least 2 others indirectly. 

The phrase borrowed from Eastern wisdom is paraphrased thus: sacrifice everything and expect nothing in return. 

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