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##Past Perfect

Until 1970 Amar had been an average Joe.

Who had been an average Joe? Amar had been an average Joe.

He had been a middle-class Indian man with a normal life.

Had he been a middle-class Chinese man or a middle-class Indian man? He had been a middle-class Indian man. Had he been a middle-class Indian man with an unusual life? No, he hadn’t been a middle-class Indian man with an unusual life. He had been a middle-class Indian man with a normal life.

He had had a job, a home, a wife and three children.

Had he had a job and a home? Yes, he had had a job and a home. What else had he had? He had also had a wife and three children.

One morning everything had changed.

What had changed? Everything had changed.

Amar had found god.

What had Amar found? Amar had found god.

Amar had left his family and all the trappings of the material world to wander the back roads of India.

Had Amar left all the trappings of the material world? Yes, Amar had left all the trappings of the material world. What else had Amar left? Amar had also left his family.

He had become a Sadhu - an Indian holy man.

Had he become a salesman? No, he hadn’t become a salesman. He had become a Sadhu - an Indian holy man.

He had worn only a simple robe and carried nothing but his trusty trident.

What had he carried? He had carried nothing but his trusty trident. What had he worn? He had worn only a simple robe.

For three years he had wandered and dedicated himself to god.

What had he done for three years? For three years he had wandered and dedicated himself to god.

He had decided it wasn’t enough. He had still felt trapped by the pleasures of the physical.

Had he decided it was enough? No, he had decided it wasn’t enough. Had he still felt trapped? Yes, he had still felt trapped. What kind of pleasures had he still felt trapped by? He had still felt trapped by the pleasures of the physical.

He had still felt saddened by man’s inhumanity to others.

What had he still felt saddened by? He had still felt saddened by man’s inhumanity to others.

Amar had wanted to do something to symbolize his separation from the material world.

Who had wanted to do something to symbolize his separation from the material world? Amar had wanted to do something to symbolize his separation from the material world.

He had longed to do something in the name of peace.

What had he longed to do? He had longed to do something in the name of peace.

In a symbolic act of sacrifice, Amar had raised his right arm to the Heavens.

He had kept it there for four decades.

Had he raised his chin to the heavens? No, he hadn’t raised his chin to the Heavens. He had raised his right arm to the Heavens.

His arm had withered from being held in the same position above his head all these years. It had become a useless piece of bone.

What had withered? His arm had withered. Had it become a useful piece of bone? No, it hadn’t become a useful piece of bone. It had become a useless piece of bone.