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  FUFI -         Trevor Noah Summary This chapter tells the touching story of Trevor Noah's beloved dog, Fufi , and the important life lessons she taught him. After Trevor's family moved to a coloured neighbourhood, they first kept two black cats, but both were killed because of local superstitions linking black cats to witchcraft. Later, Trevor's mother brought home two puppies named Fufi and Panther . Panther was intelligent and could hear, while Fufi was beautiful but was believed to be unintelligent. Years later, the family discovered that Fufi was actually deaf, and Panther had been helping her throughout her life. Trevor loved Fufi deeply. She was playful, athletic, and could jump over the family's high backyard wall every day without anyone noticing. Curious about where she went, Trevor followed her one day and discovered that she regularly visited another family. That family believed Fufi was their own dog, whom they called "Sp...

  What I Have Lived For -         Bertrand Russell Summary In "What I Have Lived For," Bertrand Russell explains that three powerful passions guided his entire life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and deep compassion for the suffering of humanity . Russell says he sought love because it brought him great happiness, relieved his loneliness, and gave him a glimpse of the ideal beauty and peace that saints and poets imagined. He also devoted himself to the search for knowledge . He wanted to understand human nature, discover why the stars shine, and explore the mysteries of mathematics and the universe. Although he learned much, he felt there was still more to discover. Despite the joy of love and the excitement of knowledge, Russell was always drawn back to the suffering of others. The pain of starving children, oppressed people, lonely individuals, the elderly, and those living in poverty filled him with deep sympath...