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Always a nice guy?

( Just a figment of imagination)   Nature's Pallette product   There used to be a God-forsaken piece of land kept away from people of the civilised world. It was too harsh and too hostile to human habitation. The climate was intense, and the terrain was unyielding. So it became a haven for people who wanted peace and to be left again.   With trust in God and faith in their physical and mental strength, they labour, innovate and improve. When chocolate gained popularity around Europe, the Swiss became creative in churning milk in steam-powered mixers to rebrand the drink of the Mayan Gods to the civilised world.   Unlike their neighbours, who were actively hunting each other, the Swiss were not powerful enough to resist. So, they claim neutrality. Promoting peace and non-partisanship, they showed their mantle during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 when the 80,000 over-defeated French soldiers and refugees were nursed to health. They remained neutral in the First and S...

Life is a battle field?

A Dangerous Method 2011 This is a classic piece that would probably appeal mostly to readers and students of psychology. As it is neither filled with action-packed scenes nor with cliffhanging sequences, it may excite only a niche portion of viewers. In essence, it tells the interaction between Freud and his student, Karl Jung, their correspondences and Jung's search for the meaning of life. Central to the story is Jung's Russian patient, a Sabina Spielrein, who he treats for hysteria and eventually becomes his mistress. Jung is a diligent Swiss psychiatrist who immerses himself in work, paying scant attention to other things in his life, including his pregnant wife. He receives a troubled Russian young lady (Sabina, Keira Knightley) as a patient. Jung treats her with his 'talking cure', a new technique learnt from Freud's writings. Through his psychoanalysis, he deduces that her tics and appalling behaviour can be related to her father's abuse of her. Ev...

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