![]() And through their eyes, you see a kaleidoscope of colorful people, strange and exotic places and customs, often conflicting but sometimes complementary lines of loyalty and interest, and the coming of age of an appealing young hero whose special gift is “to be all things to all people.” ![]() In between dangerous tight spots and crafty adventures, Kim grows to love his master, and to be loved in return. Soon Kim is being groomed to be a real spy, while going to an expensive school and (later) following a Tibeten lama on a pilgrimage. Being small and fleet of foot, he carries out little missions of intrigue– smuggling, messengering, even a little espionage. He rubs elbows with Muslims, Hindus, and all kinds of sects and ethnic groups. Kim, the “little friend of all the world,” is a British orphan boy running around wild in the Indian city of Lahore in about 1900. The reason it’s called Kim’s Game, is that it comes from this 1901 book, which is partly an espionage thriller, but mostly a love story between a boy of British extraction and his native land, India. ![]() It’s both a test and a tool to build your powers of observation and recall. If you can look for one second at an assortment of objects and then describe them with precision and accuracy, you may be a good spy. ![]() ![]() Basically, it’s an exercise in noticing as much as possible at a glance. If you’ve ever seen a spy thriller (as a movie), or read one (as a book), you may have encountered a fascinating little training exercise known as Kim’s Game. ![]()
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