RTG - By Karthik Ramaswamy

This is a game. Whenever you find yourself with spare time, think of a word. Now, for that word, find a quote, state a fact, say a poem, ask a question, make a joke and tell a story.

Today’s word: “Effort”

1) Quotes: Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt.

2) Fact: Effort is the fuel for change.

3)Poem: Take this challenge, if you have the time;

 Does the word “Effort” have any rhyme?

4)Question: Is there any event worth to remember, if there were no effort involved?

5) Joke: So, how do I get rich, without putting any effort?

6) Plot: A man is lost in the desert, wandering, thirsty and tired. The Sun is upon him and there are no vegetation or habitats in sight for as far as his tired eyes could see. Every step he takes without knowing where he is heading, is one more step closer to his own doom, if he doesn’t find sustenance soon. When he could walk no more and it didn’t matter to him if the heat killed him or the thirst, hunger or fatigue, when he was about to give up, he hears the clucking sound of a bird. Suddenly, the man’s legs started taking him to the source of the sound... there he sees a one-legged hen pecking the ground furiously... Many thoughts run in his overworked and stressed out mind, about what he would do now. “Ask yourself what you would do in this situation” The man starts to dig where the hen was plucking at and his “efforts” were not in vain as he finds water.

Use the above game and pass time in a fruitful way.

-        Karthik Ramaswamy

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