This week has witnessed something unusual. It has seen not only a glimmer of light into the future but has probably shed light on a quiet national thirst. A thirst, not only for change, but for a renewal. This must, however, be credited to a question raised by a member of parliament on whether our...
In a world that is heavily stricken with a mental health crisis, it is worth sitting back, relaxing and reflecting on where we could have gone wrong as a country. Often when we talk about mental health, we seem to focus on how to deal with the symptoms rather than looking at sustainable and systematic...
In 2025, it should no longer be debatable but clear as a blue sky that the world is a stage and we are all actors. It will also be wild not to see just how, in the name of progress and development, life has become so scripted. This is to the point that one may...
The mental health issue has been a concern for some time now. Even after getting the intermittent attention it occasionally gets, its grip on our society’s neck continues at an unimaginable rate. Often, when the issue of mental health is part of the street discourse, it is just in general terms. It is simply minimised...
For some, social media may just be a platform for leisure or something to help pass the time. However, to those with three eyes, social media is one of the greatest gifts humankind could have ever received. Its magnificence is immeasurable, and its dormant potential can be a frustration. Albeit its potency to easily solve...
Albert Einstein may not have always been right, but if there was one thing he should be highly credited for, it was when he said that insanity is when you do one thing over and over again and expect different results. Inherently, we all want some change and progress in our lives. We all wish...
About two decades ago, the world witnessed a great hype about a book titled ‘The Secret’. It was so highly spoken of, and many may have tried their best to make the author’s notion become their reality. Unfortunately, just as it is with many “too-good-to-be-true” concepts, to some, it became an obsession. In its exaggeration,...
It takes a lot of emotional courage and a sad hard look at life to see it all for what it truly is. A mere constructed and co-opted way of life, and not even one bit of it is natural any longer. I t seems like living in a dream that has no end, yet...
It is true, there is a great mental health crisis. The funny thing is that there is not necessarily anything new under the sun about it. It is just that, long before it came to the fore, it was not seen as a big deal. Some people may have been experiencing as well as exhibiting...
Whoever we may be, and wherever we may be, there will always be a time in our lives when we will naturally have an existential introspection. One of the frequently asked questions, and often comes to the fore the most is, “Why am I here”. Once this question pops up, it would lead to many...