The Paradox of Gratitude There is an old Indian proverb that has survived for centuries, repeated in villages long after anyone remembers who first said it. गरज सरो, वैद्य मरो. Once the need is over, let the physician die. It sounds cruel — almost vengeful. But like most proverbs that refuse to […]
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न्यूरालिंक , बेनाओ आिण वचारांचे इंटरनेट एका माणसाने मनाने बुि बळ खेळले. दुसयाने विचारने रोबोटक हात हलवला. आता प्रश्न हा आहे — पुढे काय? एक क्षण कल्पना करा. तुम्ही जागे आहात. तुमचे विचार स्पष्ट आहेत. भावना तीव्र आहेत. पण शरीर एकही अवयव हलत नाही. बोलता येत नाही. बोट हलवता
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