Onions.. All of us

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We are all like onions...
We need to peel the layers, to finally reach the core...
But we weep so much in the process, that we give up midway...

Comments

  1. jaci18 March 2010 at 03:21

    great analogy

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  2. tusharika18 March 2010 at 21:56

    Thats the irony of life..nice observation!!!

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  3. Sabert00th24 March 2010 at 01:41

    that's a nice thot

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  4. Courtney29 March 2010 at 20:52

    very true my friend...

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  5. Anja22 April 2010 at 16:07

    never thought about life this way.
    thanks for sharing your thought ... gives me something to think about.

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  6. Dwiti R27 April 2010 at 11:39

    :)

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  7. Poetik15 May 2010 at 09:24

    i really like this metaphor! i always have thought about getting to the core of a person or ouselves in the same way....
    did you write this?
    may i post it on my blog with your permission and author name?

    you may visit my poetry blog:

    www.poetikviolence.blogspot.com

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  8. Anonymous15 May 2010 at 18:04

    Thats not always right...
    its just that we dont do it right.
    i think we are more like cabbages, each layer is as fresh as the first and each one smells beautifully fresh!!

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