Nice one,Sartre. Neat, to say the least. Don’t get me wrong: I don’t have anything against Sartre, albeit he may be a bit saccharine for my taste. You know, the whole philosophy fling: he harnessed this deep, fervent, irrefutable fondness towards Sophia and it all came to fruition, as he is considered to be one
Trappings of survival
It means a branch made of gold, the woman said fondly. She spoke in broken Hindi, her voice soft and hesitant, with an unmistakable Afghani accent. Her gaze turned towards her daughter every few seconds, even though she sat right next to her. The seven-year-old girl had an emaciated face and pale, frightened looking eyes.
Listening in the 21st Century: With ears wide open, but the mind quite shut
The past fifty decades have witnessed unprecedented technological advancement and innovation. From mapping the variegated terrains of our planet through the distant relentless scrutiny of satellites to the mind-boggling array of digital communication channels, we have come a long way. The medusa-head of the internet has cast its tentacles all over the planet and squeezed
Untold stories of the uneducated
According to Victor Hugo, ‘’He who opens a school door, closes a prison’’. He spoke as if systematic instructions were somewhat a palpable sense of emancipation. Well, Education has undeniably propelled the world into eras unimaginable. However, it has set humanity centuries backwards because society has become a prison in itself, impoverished of the things
The privilege of education
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela said, but is this weapon available to people all over the world? The ideal answer would be yes, but unfortunately, I firmly believe that education is a privilege. This essay will contain my explanation of why I believe education
A Sea of Troubles
“You have to understand that no one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land”-Warsan Shire. The raw intensity of the cruelty that lies within nature is never more evident than when we envision the open ocean. The mysterious depths are filled with what our ancestors thought of as
Education is the focus road to a fulfilled life
Education is the foundation on which an individual stands and gets himself/herself deeply rooted in most of the things that revolves around him/her, both physically, intellectually, socially, religiously etc. One who opens a school door closes the door to prison. This does not really mean erecting buildings as school but one who helps individuals come
Solitude
Watching the mist swirling into a solid mass in front of me, I quietly celebrate the end of my fourth week in isolation. I say that I did this quietly because I have not uttered a word to another human since I became stranded here, although I have initiated a one-sided discussion with a pair
Elephants
As per usual the elephant family were living their everyday life. There was the mother elephant who was named Lily, the father elephant who was named Marcus and the little girl elephant named Elodie. One day as they were drinking water from the river they heard an unusual rustle in the bushes. While Marcus protected
We make the sacred profane
Covey writes at an interesting time for humanity. While his quote is taken from a book about personal change, it is also written in the context of effectiveness. Effectiveness can be defined differently depending on one’s context, but this essay focuses on two perspectives: One is of the Responder, and the other is of the
Rush
The modern age, characterized with its ever-increasing speed and huge technological innovations, has influenced mankind to a great extent. From the African culture of gathering kids for moonlight tales at night, to the Asian custom of dining with extended family members at the table; the advent of technology has drastically altered the lifestyle of most
Martin Luther King’s Two Messages
In an abject fragment of a variegated society, some people scurry into cage houses, dozens of people tolerate taunts and differential treatment, and a few are put behind the bars as the price for advocating the truth. The enduring quote “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”, which is extracted from Martin Luther King
He who opens a school door closes a prison
Professional education, they say, is the key to success. Education helps an individual acquire knowledge, understand and skill in order to be meaningful to society. In Victor Hugo’s novel, he used ‘The school’ to symbolize education and ‘The prison’ to symbolize the effect of not being educated. In Victor Hugo’s novel,”he who opens a school
Sorry I was not listening but I heard
Schools (institutions of thought) give great focus on teaching learners to read, write and speak with eloquence, but the skill of listening effectively is not given the same importance, although we spend most of the day hearing various stimuli in the environment. As a result good listeners are rare. On many occasions when engaged in
If you are lonely when you’re alone, you are in bad company
The imagination is a wonderful escape that allows us to detach from the real world and entertain ourselves when alone. In this respect, one should not be lonely when you are alone, if your imagination is good enough. However, an inquisitive mind may come up with theories and theses that prove interesting at first, but
Happy-Sad Alone
Being alone plants new ideas and sense of self, it is what truly helps us discover who we are. While with other people many of us tend to put a mask to show ourselves how we want to be viewed, with this perfect image of ourselves that we created in our heads, being alone allows
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere
To be just is to be guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness. Justice, simply put means fairness in the way people are treated. From my point of view ‘love is a universal language’. Love overcomes tribe, race, religion and anything that tends to cause division amongst us. Love is what helps us understand the
Something Understood
“Most people don’t listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” – Stephen R. Covey. Do you agree? To listen with the intent to understand takes a curious mind that is open for new learning they don’t yet know, and feel comfortable with not yet knowing. I’m a social artist
You must understand more than just danger
It is, and probably always has been, difficult to be an outsider. The difference that separates people is already made profound by differences in our experiences and the worldviews which have culminated from them. However, these differences have only become more salient with time. In the current socio-political climate, important discussions around group identity, national
The Rich Man and the Other Guy
In hindsight it does not seem so unimaginable that a lonely young man in a jail cell could pen one of the most oft quoted phrases in modern history. But that was no ordinary man, and that was no ordinary time. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Martin Luther King Jr. The phrase