Category: Brief Reflections

You’re different. and that’s not wrong. You care. and that’s not wrong. You hurt. and that’s not wrong. You’re still figuring out. and that’s not wrong. Your road has more gravel. and that’s not wrong. Your smiles come harder today. and that’s not wrong.

This week, Nepal erupted in deadly protests after the government’s sudden “Social Media Ban”. 19 people dead. Students shot in uniform. Parliament engulfed in flames. But, this fire didn’t start with a social media ban, that was just the spark. The blaze has been smoldering for years. For many of…

Calm your inner soul, and the storm outside clears itself. What you see in yourself matters more than how you’re seen. Because you are not just colour. Not just an accent. Not just where you are from. Not just your grades, your job, or your pace. You are more. To…

Reading Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place Beyond the Binary. Kincaid writes of a world divided—between the tourist and the native, the privileged and the overlooked, the Black and the White. But what if I fit into neither category? What if my existence is not captured in her binary? What if…

Parasites thrive by depriving its host from nutrients. Similarly, we have been feeding off the Earth mercilessly. The human mind seeks to maximise from nature’s myriad resources. Today, fear has latched us to our houses. We can’t step out because nature has retaliated to our actions. Some experts believe, human…

Freedom lies within. It’s the unfathomed potential of conscience and will which are truly the unharnessed. No one can ever see or control your conscience. Nothing can stop realization and learning, not even ourselves. Conscience is sensory perception and reflexive response. Today, all the laws and rights which advocate freedom…