summary of the fragrance of the god
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The sighting of a vehicle was a rare event that the children excitedly waited for every day. ... All the children would come rushing, fighting to get to the vehicle in time. They would chase after it at top speed, trying desperately to inhale the smoke released by it. They named this smell, the 'fragrance of the gods'.
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Toshi Langu recollects the adventures he had in this mini-memoir about his carefree childhood days in a village on the |apukong Range. Toshi’s home was located amidst a jungle, where he and his friends spent most of their time playing. They climbed trees and swung from branch to branch, ate fruits and nuts and behaved more like apes than children. The sighting of a vehicle was a rare event that the children excitedly waited for every day. The news of any vehicle passing by would spread like wildfire through the village. All the children would come rushing, fighting to get to the vehicle in time. They would chase after it at top speed, trying desperately to inhale the smoke released by it. They named this smell, the ‘fragrance of the gods’. Having grown up in a place without any machines, the smell of the vehicle exhaust was alien and yet delightful to them. Toshi gets very nostalgic as he recounts these adventures. He also remembers how he and his friends were always almost naked, dirty and hungry. But that was the way they loved to live-wild and free. Looking back, Toshi wonders how any of the tar chasers’ still live to tell the tale. It is a miracle considering their food, their habits and the risks they took. He concludes that there must have been an angel looking after them.
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