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May More πŸ’œ's avatar

thats a powerful reflection Debdutta and i can see how your experience influenced the episode. A pivotal point for sure <3

Debdutta Pal's avatar

Thank you! Hope is making me want to write non-fiction. 😁

Gael MacLean's avatar

"He was an infallible manifestation of inherited dreams." Human society as a whole perpetrates this myth and we pass it from one generation to the next. I have never seen it so well defined. Brilliant line.

Debdutta Pal's avatar

You’re right. We (humans) do tend to lean toward fantasy.

Thank you, that means a lot to me. 🩡

Sue Banerji's avatar

Powerful and deep. Amazing how we all carry nameless things. inherited or maybe picked up intentionally.

Debdutta Pal's avatar

Thank you!

Indeed, it’s a fascinating and terrifying thought in equal measure.

Nevena Pascaleva's avatar

Infallible manifestation of inherited dreams…wow…❀️

Debdutta Pal's avatar

Thank you! πŸ₯°

Henry B Rosenbush's avatar

Lovely. I can see imagery with every word. Will check out the others.

Debdutta Pal's avatar

Thank you! I’m very glad to know the images came through.

Marie A. Rebelle's avatar

I never made that speech either, but I love that Hope gets her moment. Maybe one day we will get ours 🀍

Debdutta Pal's avatar

Maybe. I’ve been told it’s overrated. But it’s nice to dream about it. πŸ–€

Robert Gowty's avatar

Yes, father gave me his unfulfilled dreams, too.

Debdutta Pal's avatar

I'm sorry.

I had a good time smashing my set. 😁

Robert Gowty's avatar

Conjuring autonomy and oxygen. Is that what it’s called? Good.

Debdutta Pal's avatar

IRL? I'm not a great driver. But in my imagination, I enjoy wide open roads.

Robert Gowty's avatar

β€œWildfires propagate on the horizon?” The cruelty of Substack and its refusal to let us highlight lines. The stability of concrete action within the realm of danger is surely a true sign of character. Another great episode.

Debdutta Pal's avatar

Thank you!

Indeed.

Substack must copy this feature asap.