Beautiful!
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I am so glad you are feeling better but sad that you had to go through all of that sickness and stress. As my dear departed mother used to say, " Better days ahead". Please take care of yourself and enjoy the upcoming holidays. BTW: I absolutely love your kimchi slapping gif. Be well.
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He said it in this speech.
#Dimash
English subtitles included.
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@leerla73, All I can say is WOW. His speech articulates everything it has taken me a lifetime to put into words. The only way anyone can arrive at such conclusions the way life is meant to be lived is to have a strong experience of how life is NOT meant to be lived, to have a profound experience of loss and suffering, and to have a profound experience of not being taken seriously regarding matters of human degradation and human flourishing.
His work as a musician is very reminiscent of Yo Yo Maās Silk Road Experience.
[The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble | Concert - YouTube]
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWYo388T1XU&t=25s)
Being from Central Asia and from one of the āStans,ā he is speaking truth to the two world powers which currently are causing so many people so much emotional, mental, and spiritual grief at the moment.
Oh, and let me not forget the world power which is enabling the two others to destroy so many lives.
Dimash is not carrying a gun, but he is so much more powerful than any commissar or general.
And on a side note, here is another group labeled Asian. What a weird, catch-all term that is. What weird terms everybody has for ethnicty and territory.
I have been labeled as Caucasian all my life, but Iām not from the Caucasus mountains which Wikipedia says are a āmountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe.ā
The Caucasus mountains are within the boundaries of modern Russia, which is not Asia. The Caucasian people are not pale Europeans like me, they are dark-haired and dark-eyed.
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If I just accepted the label of Caucasian, people who are at all aware would look at me and say, āYouāre not Asian, and you are definitely not brown-haired and brown-eyed. You are definitely mixed up about a few things, however. Does the American Census have a racial category called āMentally Derangedā?ā
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On a lighter note, Dimash could do an arrangement of an old Walt Disney tune with some altered words:
āWe are Asianese if you please, / we are Asianese if you donāt please!ā
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Wishing you love and light!
As one who has passed through dark valleys of relearning to walk after a stroke left me paralyzed, and I relearned to type with just one hand, I can say that life is still worth living! There are people who love you, and we all have a capacity to love others.
This year I even learned to segment with one hand.
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I knew it had to be something huge keeping you away. You were missed 
I am thankful you persevered through all youāve been through and so, Iāll repost this here for you @worthyromance
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I did the population counting in the city I once lived, walked from home to home asking questions, they werenāt (the questions) what people would always assume.
Folks at one house warned me if I came any closer to the door, they would take out the rifle!
I thought this is a madman and walked away. There is a law that states they need to provide information. When I talked with my supervisor about this, he said I should have called the copsā¦
The Census helps getting grants from gov for schools, elderly and whatever, that is also one of the reasons this is done, but folks misunderstand this counting.
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Well said and keep up the good spirit, donāt give up, reward will come.
Have a wonderful Christmas Season 
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Wow, I admire his courage to say openly as it is, the leaders should think deeply about what they are doing to the humanity worldwideā¦ also what happens in Iran and Afghanistanā¦ the constant harass and restriction of free will of the womenā¦ the suppression is realā¦
I wish for world peaceā¦ I hope the Ukraine war will end soonā¦ itās so senseless and meaninglessā¦ it creates only suffering on both partsā¦ 
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Iām spending christmas at the Veterinary clinic with one of my dogs this is the third time this the wound is cared fƶr, this week and im so greatfull that i have petā¦
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aww new years is upon us, and some likes to do those resolutions, me included. I found something that may help all of us ,so here goes
I did 10 resolutions for this coming year, so how about yāall??
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anyone relate??
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Thank you one of my dogs died 2 days ago and I sort of need a hug.
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I dread the time mine goes!!
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Oh, Iām sorry for your loss, that must feel very tough, may good memories comfort you I still miss my cat who died 10 years agoā¦ pets are friends with unconditional love you grow fond of 
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Iām so sorry to hear of your loss. I am sending a big virtual hug.
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Thank you all for the hugs 
I dont have any family so my pets are my family and Lassie was the one that really needed meā¦
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