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All it took was one Roller Coaster Ride!

As we grow up, we become intrigued by life? We ask what does it all mean? Why are we here? Is there a creator behind this vast and unfathomable universe. Or can it all be explained one day by some theory of science. At various points in life, those who are impressionable drift from one opinion to the other. While some get a firm foothold on some belief and stick to that till the end of their life, others drift from one belief to another endlessly. When I ponder over this topic,  I am reminded of a story that happened more than 10 years ago in Dallas, Texas. I was a poor Indian graduate student living in Dallas, desperately looking for a job before I graduated. I had one course to finish my Masters.  After an unsuccessful stint as a student worker marred by bouts of illnesses, I was plagued by these very questions myself. While there was an overwhelming feeling of guilt at having not been able to do my job properly, there was also this "Why me?" kind of feeling. I repeate...

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