“Let me be that I am and seek not to alter me” – William Shakespeare This quote captioning a well orchastrated picture would be the exact thing that would earn me some Instagram clout. Now my life is valid, now it has value, now that it has been seen… This thought has been haunting me […]
Tag: Humans
The Power of Power
Why is power most often used to exploit? – This has been a constant nagging question in my mind ever since I visited Peru recently. Maybe it hit too close to home, you know the one I left a few years ago in search of myself, the one being India. Peru – a country so […]
Do We Have No Choice?
This week’s New Yorker hosts a compelling read by journalist, Ben Taub, titled We Have No Choice. It is a story of young Nigerian girl, Blessing, and her journey from Benin City to Europe. The article covers so many topics. or should I say inhuman situations – human trafficking, prostitution, refugee conditions, smuggling, violence, blackmail […]
Just An Ordinary Instant
It’s the little things you know, the ones you tend to take for granted, the ones that are so innately a part of your routine, of you, you tend to forget just those, just why they are, so routine, such an integral part of routine. A conversation about grad school took me back to last […]
Do You Have The Right Brain?
How are we as humans different than things? To compare, who wants a broken brain any more than they want a broken thing? Ever thought that the two things that differentiate the living from the non-living, is the ability to think and feel. Then within this living, what makes us humans superior? The cognitive ability […]
So What’s A Chaos Theorist?
Chaos Theorist. Why did these words resonate with me? Was it because lately, I’ve come to be more and more comfortable with chaos? Almost to a point where I need to be in constant motion – as a way of life. I’ve been thinking deeper into the origins of my thoughts, my ideas – of myself, […]