Have you ever met the special ones? People that just seem to ‘have it’ ahead of us all. People that we consider to be naturally talented, gifted, or ‘good’? These are people who can effortlessly–or so it seems – spit out the answer to a third-power polynomial within seconds; people who would ace every test
Category: Youth
Our Fishing Nets Are Torn
You are probably in love with a man, who you want to spend the rest of your life with. Then one day, you decide to take him home to see your parents. And your mum says in a scornful voice, “You can’t marry him; he’s not educated,” simply because he does not have a university
Curiosity Kills Cats, Not Humans
“Keep this out of the reach of children.” You have probably seen this inscription somewhere. Bottles of medicines and other “harmful” substances normally bear such labels because it is common knowledge that kids are the most inquisitive people on earth. They see an insect and they want to touch it to know whether or not
Now We Can Tell The World Our Stories
“Once I did bad and that I heard ever; twice I did good, but that I heard never.” Do you remember this famous quote by Dale Carnegie which highlights the tendency of people to only recognize the weaknesses of others and not acknowledge their strengths? Well, social media too has fallen a victim, since most
The right problem
As kids, we lived in a cloud of cartoons and innocence, always protected by adults. Now the roles have changed: we are the ones that protect our children, and the key is education. We make children remember things. From words to actions, we tell them what they should do in particular situations. If someone does
Midnight coffee
Who has Instagram? Or Facebook? Almost everyone. And if you don’t, you are saved from the voices. There are three issues with social media: you can see and share whatever you want; you can text and say whatever you want; and it’s free. This means that literally anybody can send any message to the world,
Passion and talent
The other day I saw a video of a woman lifting tables using her legs. She was lying on the floor, facing up and with her legs perpendicular to the floor, holding a dining table with her feet. The best part is when she starts to rotate the table and makes some crazy acrobatics with
Catalonia’s independence movement: How did we get here?
The above photo was taken during a protest in Barcelona in which the protestors are demanding the “Llibertat Presos Polítics” in Catalan, which translates to ‘Freedom to the politically oppressed’. The people in the photo have got two things in common: They are chanting the same thing. They are all people in favour of Catalonia’s
Children’s Innocence Vs Children’s Empowerment
The word ‘child’ has many different meanings, in many different contexts. In legal terms, it refers to a person under the age of 18, although from your parents’ point of view, you’re a child forever no matter your age. However it can also be used as a synonym for someone acting in a foolish way,
Education Is No Longer The Way!
Right now, there is a child sitting somewhere with both hands on his chin, his elbows on a wooden table and his eyes affixed to a teacher who knows just as much as to make everyone else look dumb. There is another child who finds it much of a problem to solve and find “x”;
Life In The Digital Age: The Impact Of Social Media
Social media has revolutionised our way of communicating. Since Six Degrees was established in 1997, a site widely regarded as the first recognisable social media network, digital communication has evolved rapidly, transcending geographical barriers to become a crucial part of many people’s lives. Today, there are 3.2 billion social media users worldwide equating to around
Another brick in the Wall?
One of the oldest sayings in the world is that you go into school blind and come out seeing. While this may have been true for the ancient Sumerians, it arguably hasn’t applied to us for a couple of centuries. Our education system was effectively designed 200 years ago, back when the most you could
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
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
Deceived Minds
“Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.” – Roger Lewin Along the silent streets of delusional knowledge, the faint voice of dilapidated pedagogic outlook is often disregarded. The scholastic prospect of efficiency is deteriorating at a rapid rate. The system that facilitated individuals to develop intellects has actually lost
The Curiosity of Talent…
What is talent? Most people perceive talent to be the innate ability to perform a specific task, while others see talent as simply a well-mastered skill. As for me, I feel that talent is a bit of both; it is a give and take between skills and the desire to succeed at a task. I
You have no special skill or talent. You’re only passionately curious.
A friend of mine once said ‘I am awesome in English Language and I am better than you at Mathematics; it seems I have some special talents than you do not’. Well, I had no chance to bargain with him on his Mathematics and English prowess, I only convinced him with my below words. Have
I have no special talent. I am passionately curious about it.
A talent is a natural ability to do something well. It is a God-gifted seed, that is planted in everyone’s life, waiting to germinate and bear fruits. This simply means that it is embedded in one’s self and, unless the person realizes the talent he or she has, it would not bear any fruits –
The time we need retooling
Nowadays, there is an unprecedented event happening in the history of Korea. With two camps brutally criticizing or even plotting against each other, there is direct democracy ongoing, like that of ancient Greek people shouting in the Agora. One side is crying for the resignation of the current Minister of Justice. The other side is
Social Media And The Voiceless Ones
In the advent of technology, social media has been the fastest growing method of communication since 2006. Communication and lifestyle applications like Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Twitter are common examples of such sites. Social media has made life so easy that a normal letter that would naturally take months to be received, can now be