Collectivism as main category

Words are powerful. Harsh remarks can cause a destructive chain reaction, like lighting a match in the forest during a drought. Kind comments, on the other hand, feel like a light summer rain bringing relief [...]

“Every person is guilty of all the good they did not do.” (Voltaire) This is a powerful thought in which unperformed good deeds are considered sinful behavior. Today, we are proud of any life performance [...]

Suicide has crossed many people’s minds at some point throughout life. Many of us, thankfully, do not go through with it. Whether it is through fear or courage, we abort our thoughts of choosing to [...]

When observing a human playing a game of Jenga with a dog, we may assume that the dog is playing with the same end goal of wanting to win! Such a profound understanding of the [...]

On our way back home during rush hour, we often think, “I wish people would be more courteous in sharing the road!” The next time you catch yourself squeezing your way into the packed metro [...]

Two people suffer from cancer. One prefers to find the cure to cancer in a lab. The other prefers to treat this affliction with the affectionate support of loved ones in a collective healing process. [...]

Knowledge is food for the soul. We must be careful that we do not purchase what is sold at the ego’s market. Instead, we should perform all of our shopping strictly at love’s market. Through [...]

Every so often, bright young people dealing with mental health issues resort to committing suicide. Many of us deal with problems unobservable to the glancing eye. Deep within ourselves, we each have our demons. Take [...]

Never gossip! Nothing good has ever sprung from gossiping and, for the most part, it is reminiscent of a coward’s strategy in discussing matters pertaining to people who are not present, and passing only negative [...]

“If you want to identify someone’s character, examine the friends he sits with.” (Ali ibn Abi Talib) A convenient way of identifying people’s characters is to study their environment. This will allow the observer to [...]

This is a story about a dog saved from certain death in Florida. In this story, we have three unrelated animal species who technically do not speak each other’s languages, other than in a basic [...]

All seemingly evil atrocities happen because a few people cannot get their ideas about their goals and intentions heard in the way they would have hoped for. They then decide to form a group and, [...]