To flourish, how much do we depend on the state of society?
Recently, I was reading a book – The Immortals of Meluha. Here is an interesting short excerpt from it : Any successful society needs stability. Stability allows a person the freedom of choice. People can pursue their dreams only when they are living in a society where survival is not a daily threat. In a society [...]
The allegory of the cave
Below is a video representation of a very popular and interesting allegory(A story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning) by Plato called, The Allegory of the Cave. Different people might arrive at different meanings from it and that makes it even more interesting. Go through it once if you will. When I first came across this [...]
Managing individual and collective goals
I often say that we are social animals and need to connect and work with others to feel fulfilled. We have an inherent drive to communicate, to connect, to work and to share with others, to offer something of value, to make a positive contribution to society. This probably explains why solitary confinement has been [...]
Changing others for the better
In our living room and coffee table discussions, so many of us wonder why people(especially the ones we consider less in stature than us) can’t see what is so obviously good for them. Some of us also strive to change these people for their own good. Their attitudes and habits often lead to uncomfortable situations [...]
How to handle problems you have with society
Those of you who have been in India, would know how unruly the traffic can be here. Long ago, when I was a kid, a Reader’s Digest issue ranked India’s traffic the second worst in the world(the worst was China’s). Personally, I like following traffic rules. When I spent 3 years in the US, my [...]
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