Just like human siblings, good and evil have the same breeding ground. Born from the same source, they grow together, become stronger or weaker, constantly compete with each other, lead to sickening rivalry at times, take continuous turns at winning and losing, and thrive or perish in same environments.
Fig 1: Nebra Sky Disc (Wiki) Fig 2: Krishna and Arjun/ Mahabharata
Surprise! Surprise! We modern humans are still shockingly similar to our ancestors.
Think about it. If some learn without learning, some don't in spite of it, then how much can we trust people with university degrees and those without?
Who doesn't want to be the greatest? Making it to the top is the life dream for nearly all of us. What we often do not consider is that being the greatest is not only the best thing in life, it can also be nearly the worst and many people aren't prepared for this hidden surprise at all. When they...
Do not argue with fools.Do not argue with your boss.Do not fall for a narcissist. Ever.Don't cheat or don't get caught.Do not lie to your lawyer.Do not lie to your doctor.Do not lie to policeman.Do not try new cuisine before travelling.Do not solve other's problems even if you can but they don't want you to.Don't do drugs. There are cheaper...
The human species has tonnes of enemies! Don't believe me? How about this: More than 99% of all the species that have ever lived on Earth is now extinct. Considering there are roughly 5 billion species on earth, it is quite a lot. Human species is also one of these 5 billion. What are the odds that we will live...
It can be miracle for some, not worth a thought for others, but whatever it is, it is still a great wonder.
That a virus would bring the whole 21 century modern world to a humiliating grinding halt.That a virus infection could end up replaying horrors of the black plague of the Middle Ages. Admit, we never really gave that plague chapter in History any real thought, did we?That the same place that gave History the three sweeping devastating plagues would...
Independence is a delicious word. Who would not want to have it? But how independent are we really?
We think we are the masters of the universe, bursting with superior intelligence, unshakeably sovereign over 8.7 million species on our planet that should vouch we are masters. However, we fit only in a Goldilock environment with such dangerously limited choices that it nearly feels like we're prisoners! Look at this:
But that's just my opinion. Thanks for reading.
Human beauty is evil. It pervades every sphere of human life ruining honest people, innocent children/ teens, idyllic families, siblings and friends, turning them into devils. The joys it brings far outweigh the corruptions and sorrows it brings. I am not being gender specific here, but what the heck if I am?
Life of a king, queen and royals has always appealed to ordinary people. Some think it is a life of dreams! Rolling around in riches and splendour, having thousand servants to wait upon, countless outfits and a crown to wear and everyone bowing their heads before them is the stuff of fairy tales. The reality is completely different....
Last year, India suffered a nightmarish episode of Cornoa Crisis. Too many people got infected too suddenly, and the already weakened infrastructure crumbled further under pressures of sudden high figures of the sick. Thousands died because they couldn't get oxygen. This incident is now going down in History as 'The Oxygen Crisis'.
Well, there are more than four. These questions have plagued every single human that has ever lived on earth. These questions are't exactly unanswered but existing varied answers have failed to satisfy us which is why we're still in the quest since time immemorial. The tragedy is nothing helps.
The universe delights in large numbers even when it does not seem to be necessary. Check these out:
The more we learn, the more we learn that the more we need to learn. (Interesting word play and also true)The more we think we are wise, the more the possibility that we might be a fool.The more we think we're a fool, the more the possibility that we might actually be wise. (Dunning Krüger effect)If we're rich and humble...
Allow me to share a new perspective with you just for the sake of some fun and critical creative thinking.
We all more or less pretty well know what being a doctor, a policeman or a teacher is like. But life of a writer? A writer's life is so romantic, so dreamy and so intoxicating that if given the choice- many would want to be one right away.
As I have mentioned before, I never knew I was going to be a writer. Even when I penned children's stories, the thought never occurred to me that one day I would write a novel. All I know is that since my early school days, whenever I wrote something - an essay, a letter, a note, an answer, or just...
