But in the midst of this decaying, burning city, there are pockets of hope. It can be found in the tiny dark rooms in underground bars, where women with short hair cheer on men in dresses. It can be felt in abandoned cinemas where anonymous strangers fall in love if only for a few moments, and in the living rooms where families crowd around, drinking sweet black tea and Skyping their homesick relatives so that together they can watch the long, rambling talk shows that go on all night. Saleem Haddad
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If we're honest, we all know that we will die one day. It's the only certainty in our lives. What we don't know is exactly how we will die, and whether or not we will be content with the time we've had on this earth. Some people think that dying young and leaving behind a legacy of great works and achievements would be the greatest glory. But those who have lived long and healthy lives with so much still to do, those who have built a family and a home and a community, those whose stories go on into their children's and grandchildren's hands – they believe that this is the greatest glory: to die as you have lived, knowing that you have not wasted the years spent here.

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