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Alissa Mears's avatar

Vijay, I love the questions that unlock fundamental characteristics about a person. This is such a good one! And your clarity around what being a builder is inspiring.

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Vijay George's avatar

Thanks for reading and the kind words Alissa! Glad those questions resonated with you :)

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James Bailey's avatar

Vijay! I really loved your last section: “Be the Builder”. Isn’t this the call to action for all of us to live a fully present life AND leave something better for the next generation? 👏👏 on the essay.

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Vijay George's avatar

Thanks James, haha "Be the Builder" has become my corny catchphrase and I *love* it! YES, totally agree!!

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Paul Clark's avatar

Great article, Optimistic + proactive + collectivistic = sense of clarity, builder. Your writing has quickly developed a sense of purpose, intent. I'm looking forward to the next installment.

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Vijay George's avatar

Thanks for reading Paul! Looking forward to writing the next installment myself :)

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Kai Tran's avatar

My first question was: what will this invasion entail? :D

Loved this piece! I just finished Andy Weir's "Project Hail Mary" and it definitely gave me vibes about that.

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Vijay George's avatar

Haha love that! Glad you could vibe with it, haven't read Project Hail Mary (have heard such good things), but I'm a big fan of Andy Weir's "The Martian"! Thanks for reading Kai :)

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Sandra Yvonne's avatar

"Even with little hope, we owe it to ourselves, those who came before us, and those who come after us, to protect what we’ve created. To protect the richness of human cultures, art, music, literature, culinary traditions, our expressions of creativity and emotion that connect us like one giant thread woven by our ancestors."

Beautiful. :)

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Vijay George's avatar

Thanks Sandra, glad it resonated! :)

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