We are born innocent: full of life and dreams, cooing and babbling. This is considered an important aspect of our existence and a significant one towards who we will turn out to be. However, I have come to realise that it is who we will be that is most significant. Why do I say so?
Year: 2019
How Good is Conflict?
Since ages, people use stories to share experiences, emotions, lessons, culture, and wisdom. Mostly, all religions have their own religious books like Vedas, the Holy Bible, Quran, Tipitaka, Adi Granth, which are in essence a collection of narratives or stories. Stories reflect how society functioned at a certain point in time. Be it the Stone
A Hand in Protest
With a hand raised in the air, I marched along the city streets, accompanied by drumbeats and slogans on megaphones. Around me were signs that read Women’s Rights are Human Rights and The Future is Female. Hundreds of protestors lined the streets for the Women’s March in 2018, united by a single cause. As a
Conflicts and Stories
Stories are something which gives us feelings of joy, satisfaction and fun. While a lot of people enjoy creative stories, many tend to enjoy realistic stories, to find the fun of life and to learn new morals of leading a good life. These realistic stories sometimes take a dark turn when involving disturbing subjects. One
The Journey To Self-Discovery: The Pains And Gains Of Life
The journey through life would have been smooth and hassle-free if we all knew what we were created for at birth. Within our short stay here, we would have made mouth-watering impacts before passing away. However, the story is different. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. A lot of people waste away in life
The Two Cents of the 1%
Actually, they probably would have said they wanted less horse manure. The statement above, though undoubtedly meant to extoll visionary thinking and innovation, is often touted as an excuse to irresponsibly supersede the efficacy of consumer input. Ford’s quote (often misattributed, no less) is a challenge to transcend prevalent paradigms and states of existence as
“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses” Henry Ford
Whoa! What a strong and polarized statement! Was Henry too naïve to say like that? Too smart? Or too ignorant? How come he became the leader of Ford with this belief? What made him think this way? These questions might have come to your mind after reading the statement, asking for clues and answers. Let
Be Water, My Friend
What does ‘becoming someone else’ really mean to us? Let’s face it, in the normal course of our lives, when we think or talk about becoming someone or something, we don’t think about actual transformation. For most of us, the pursuit of ‘becoming someone else’ is driven by ambition, a desire for material gain, or
“La haine attire la haine.” (Hate attracts hate)
Quite recently, I read a joke posted on a ‘Whatsapp’ chat by a friend about an embittered man who went to a shop to buy a ‘cup of hatred’. When the shop owner rushed up to him, the man asked him: “How much does a cup of hatred cost?” The businessman took a deep breath
All Black, No Cream – Hatred Breeds Hatred
Just before writing this, I sat on my bed briefly, and then lay down, and then sat up again. I was literally dumfounded at how blank my head was on an issue so disturbing. I didn’t know how to start, and so I started by telling how I was unable to start because I didn’t
Conflict: a Bitter Reality of Life
How can you value your happiness if you have no conflict in life? How does a story begin without conflict? Can we live a constant happy life where there is no fear, no hurdles, no conflicts and even no evil? Our world is huge and everyone is living their own life. Everyone has their own
No Conflict, No Life
If there is no conflict, you may say there would be peace. What would be a story in a world without conflict? You may say stories would represent a truly worthy world and promote the wellbeing of society. Did you ever imagine a world full of goodness? Surely it is a paradise. Even though it
The Silver Lining in Conflict
“When a dog bites a person, that is not news because it happens so often. But if a man bites a dog, that’s news.” An interesting quote credited to both Alfred Harmsworth and John B. Bogart gives insight into journalism the world over. According to Psychology Today, for every one positive news report, there are
It feels nice, doesn’t it?
It feels nice to be liked, doesn’t it? And one who is liked does enjoy to be admired too, right? So, should I go with the flow and earn all the applause from the audience of my life? I stop writing and I hear the voice that says “Do you think that they will like
A Soiled Hand Equals a Soiled World
I am about to take your mind on a journey. If at the end you do not find it adventurous, find me by all means and throw at me a soiled blow! I have come up with three approaches to help you understand. First, picture a bucket in your head. The bucket is filled with
“Blah, blah, blows the light out”
“Don’t find fault, find a remedy.” Henry Ford. Uncertainty does not score high; surprises are more likely to be shocking than pleasant and when humans are set on a particular, definite, ‘fun’ way, most don’t like to try out other things that they are unsure of. That must explain why most people oppose new ideas,
Purpose-driven generation
We live in a world today where it is often said to be the best time in human history to be alive, with technology at its peak there has never been a greater leap in development as of today. We have self-driven cars, we can command ‘Alexa’ or ‘Siri’ to do our biddings as we
Evolution of a human being
Homo sapiens are a unique presence on this unique planet. In the only planet that supports life, human beings are the only species that has been able to evolve over millennia. From originating as hominids within the Australopithecus species, we gradually evolved into complex, thinking, powerful organisms. Our origins, the history of our ancestors and
Flabbergasted
He was twelve at that time, a young man with brown hair and green-like Chrysoprase eyes, looking for interests. Nothing impressed him more than seeing people do their job or living their normal life as an adult, but at the same time, he envied them. Why? It’s talent. He believed that they were doing their
If wishes were horses, then what would beggars ride?
The allure and power of an automobile engine is a product of its speed, acceleration, towing capacity. These three different phenomena of physics are measured in a simple unit: horsepower, a unit of measure to compare the amount of work done at a certain speed. The term was first mentioned in engineering texts the 1700’s