Crossroads and Turmoil

June 18, 2023

At times life feels like a series of crossroads and turmoil. One gets caught in the cobweb of emotions, aspirations, dreams and relations. One day you are feeling on the top of the world as a professional and the very next day you make a mistake and all your glory...

Obedience and Discipline Good or harmful?

May 11, 2023

Obedience was considered one of the most sought after virtues few decades back. Indians specially the women were considered to be most obedient of the lot. Whatever you tell, instruct and expect from them, they would obey diligently. Teachers and parents loved obedient students and wards. And then came the...

Being Non-Judgemental How Difficult is it?

April 25, 2023

Judging people around us on their looks, status, community, gender, ethnicity, or race comes naturally to most human beings. Being non-judgmental is the biggest challenge in life. During childhood, we revere some people, we fear some people, and we trust some explicitly. Whatever these figures tell us or feed us...

Conundrum: A dilemma to be righteous or not to be

April 20, 2023

The other day I read the story of a sage and a scorpion. A sage was taking a bath on the bank of a holy river when suddenly he saw a scorpion drowning in the water. Sage tried to save the scorpion, but it stung his hand. Sage, due to...

How to understand and decipher GenZ?

April 5, 2023

Generation Gap in terms of viewpoints, thinking and attitude has always been a bone of contention among the generations. Currently we have 4 generations prevailing on the planet Boomers I and Boomers II (Birth years from 1940s to mid 1960s). Then we have Gen X from mid 1960s to 1980),...

Thrill of getting ahead: Passion or madness?

March 23, 2023

Why do humans have this compelling need to get ahead in life? At times they do not even realize that they want to get ahead of whom and what. It’s just a rat race without any objectives or targets. And when it is a duel or competition how can we...

Positive attitude is the success mantra

March 15, 2023

The series of events that an individual goes through makes life, until we are living those moments and events that is the bustle of life, as soon as it is over it becomes part of the life. How that part of life will impact them will depend on their mind...

Human Beings Versus Being Human

March 3, 2023

Humans are distinct in nature and character, from other living beings. What differentiates them are certain characteristics like wisdom, courage, empathy, being just and fair, ability to self-control and moderation, and consciousness. Many ancient and modern day philosophers have suggested certain virtues and attributes which make humans, human. When we...

Senior Living: Challenge or cakewalk

February 23, 2023

Human lifespan undergoes various stages which have specific features and challenges. Late adulthood is an age group where issues are encountered most, where everything else is on decline except for the age in numbers. More than physical concerns late adulthood is troubled due to psychological reasons.Deteriorating Eyesight, hearing power, stamina,...

Pressure of feeling not enough in the world

February 9, 2023

During our lifetime we meet so many people and every individual gives us a distinct experience. At times we come across people who make us feel inadequate, that may happen intentionally or unintentionally. The feeling of inadequacy could be in any terms - intellect, money, power, charisma, or achievements. This...