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Any of the four ‘S-es’ – shape, sight, smell, silhouette – would help me confirm the presence of the shooter.
Amateurs slapped with a totally open palm. Pros used their elbows, knees, knuckles and heads, or at least the calloused pads of their open hands instead of the softer, fleshier middle of the palm.
when you can never take life for granted, you shouldn’t leave anything unsaid or undone.
Once you are in a violent situation, adrenaline kicks in. It is a double-edged weapon. On the one hand, adrenaline can make you react and often take a lot of damage without realising it. On the other, it tends to narrow your focus too much, often coming in the way of rational thought, preventing you from thinking of other options.
You needed big muscles to lift weights. You don’t necessarily need them to kill a man.
The national anthem played on a radio somewhere and the kids stopped playing, standing at attention. I smiled as I watched them resume their game once it had stopped. That simple gesture taught me a lot – I lived in an India where it was fashionable to debate whether the anthem should be played in cinema halls and whether one should stand for it. But there was still an India out there, where patriotism was still taken as an article of faith.
