I joined the medium some more than two years ago with the basic aim of expressing or sharing my ideas, my perceptions/perspectives, and my opinions through my writing as well as to hone my skills as a writer. Although I have many ideas that seem good to share but with…

According to an excerpt from Osho, Sermons in Stones (Talk #26 — The Human Right Declaration: Hypocrisy of a Barbarous Society), “Once, a great philosopher was asked: ‘What do you think of civilization?’ The philosopher said, ‘It is a good idea, but somebody has to change the…

“A lot of people with high IQ are especially susceptible to foolishness because they think they’re not — they are smart fools.” Robert J. Sternberg (American psychologist and psychometrician.) These smart fools mostly include a substantial number of influential and powerful people in any society. Politicians, especially those suffering from…

The laws of destiny, according to some scholars, are universal laws, like many others, but are unknown to most people. On the one hand, there are those who believe that everything is already written and that whatever happens will happen no matter what we do. Others believe that nothing is…

Short Answer: — Because media makes us believe that cars are very essential for a comfortable, glamorous as well as luxurious life, in addition to being an ultimate status symbol. Thus pollution caused by emissions from cars is rarely under the spotlight. Long Answer: We are constantly living in a world of illusion created by…

While it seems that Americans are still recovering from the harrowing effects of 9/11 attacks and war on terror is also still being fought in many parts of the world with the assistance of America and its allies, they are not so much concerned about the “Cola Terrorism” that is…

Short Answer: False ego (inflated concept of self worth) and thus rat race and pressure to perform and meet expectations to get approval from the society and have a false sense of achievement. Long Answer: Before delving deep into the fantastic as well as innovative idea of doing nothing…

Failure is the key to the kingdom within (Rumi). In conventional terms, success always means money, status, fame, and society’s approval. In dictionaries, success is defined as the accomplishment of any aim or purpose; favourable outcome of any activity that one is involved in. For instance; winning a contest, passing…

Also remember that even a little creature like an ant can kill the whole elephant. It is believed that when the ant enters the trunk of the elephant, it finds it hard to breathe because its nostrils are blocked and as a result of this elephant dies when an…