Collectivism

I blame myself. I am the one reading this melancholy of tragic reality and sitting back with my finger pointed at the rich and the corporate elite, government, military, and all factions of industry that [...]

I have previously emphasized the disadvantages of assisting institutional charities. I am pleased that others are understanding the issue and promoting the notion that institutionalized corporations are not the answer to philanthropic assistance. From religious [...]

“Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.” (Mahatma Gandhi)   It is important to understand that if we do not agree or have differing views then it is healthy, and it is so [...]

We do not appreciate life for the enjoyment or blessedness in being alive. A life journey has become a struggle to reach some monetary goal, prioritizing financial attainment and management all the way to death. [...]

Different people identify shades of the same color as different colors altogether. We must try to understand the world in others’ defined colors to know which shade of a color they call “green” is what [...]

The average person is too mesmerized by the social status of the elite, equivalent to modern-day gods, to consider anyone’s involvement in child abuse, molestation, and rape! The leading global elite rarely discuss this concern, [...]

I heard this story for the first time from a medical school intern. After all the years it still resonates with me. A doctor had a patient at the hospital. The old man was diagnosed [...]

“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.” (Seneca)   Talk to your friends. Find out their ailments. Assess anyone you know who may be feeling depressed. Step in bravely to help others during [...]

We have ourselves. We have our families, immediate and extended. We have good friends, mostly a few. We have many acquaintances taking much of our time. We have lovers in soulmates. We have the friend [...]

In a world filled with forwarded inspirational posts, we must trace back about 2,500 years to remember the words of Socrates: “Let him who would move the world firstly move himself.”    If every one [...]

There was a boy holding two apples in his hands. His father smilingly asked his son to give him one of those apples. The boy took a bite of one apple and then, unconventionally, took [...]

I have not directed away from—and nor will I—any prominent path of life which positively develops me toward pure love. I cannot force my advice inside anyone’s blood stream either. There is not yet a [...]