Rich kid, Shiva yelled, you don't know one damn thing! What , man? What thing in the whole sister-sleeping world got , yara? For what reason you're rich and I'm poor? Where's the reason in starving, man? God knows how many millions of damn fools living in this country, man, and you think there's a purpose! Man, I'll tell you -- you got to get what you can, do what you can with it, and then you got to die. That's reason, rich boy. Everything else is only mother-sleeping !
by Salman Rushdie
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In this passage, Shiva confronts a wealthy individual, expressing his frustration about the disparity between their lives. He emphasizes the lack of purpose in his suffering, questioning why some are born into privilege while others struggle with poverty. Shiva's raw emotions reveal his belief that instead of searching for reasons behind their circumstances, one should simply make the most of life and accept its inevitable end. His words convey a sense...

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