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We often mistake composure for calm. We see a placid surface and assume a still depth. But in Angela Merkel’s story, her famed restraint was not the absence of feeling; it was the vessel that held it. Reading her memoir Freedom, what strikes me is not her patience, but the potent friction that patience concealed
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The night was a fragile thing, a thin veil of darkness held together only by the sound of his voice. For Vaishali, these endless conversations with Aryan were not a luxury; they were oxygen. Each word was a stitch suturing a wound that threatened to reopen at the slightest silence. Her voice, usually so soft,
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Why are we so often trapped? And by whom? The answer is not only in the deceiver’s hand, but in our own. We are trapped because of blind trust, unchecked attachment, and the comforting story we tell ourselves about those we love or admire. We are trapped by the sibling we assume will be fair,
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Why do some young people shift from ordinary teenage defiance to behaviours that put their health and safety at risk—smoking, marijuana use, hard drugs, or even acts of violence with knives and guns? Defiance itself is not unnatural. It is part of growing up, testing boundaries, and learning independence. But when it hardens into unsocial
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Throughout history, thinkers have tried to explain how the world changes and how societies progress. Karl Marx once remarked, “The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.” This statement marked a turning point, shifting focus from merely understanding the world to actively transforming it. Marx and
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Rahul was a mechanical engineer, working a steady nine-to-five job at a reputable firm. The salary was good, the benefits comfortable, yet every evening, he returned home with a gnawing emptiness. Life felt mechanical—wake, work, return, sleep, repeat. The glow of his computer screen, the hum of machinery, the endless reports—it all left him drained,
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How Motion Reversed My Diabetes Most people underestimate the power of motion — not just movement, but intentional, repeated, daily motion. I was one of them. After years of managing type 2 diabetes with Metformin (500 mg twice daily), my HbA1c hovered stubbornly around 53–50 mmol/mol. It stayed there despite routine medication. But in the
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In a world fractured by haste, spectacle, and short-term gain, what compass can still guide us toward a life of substance? Not merely of achievement or appearance, but one that feels rightly lived — inwardly coherent, socially responsible, and quietly extraordinary? The Sanskrit triad Satyam Shivam Sundaram — truth, goodness, beauty — is one such
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We lost a friend recently. He was one of us — educated, accomplished, a PhD in engineering. His death came suddenly, without warning. The kind that stops conversation mid-sentence, that puts silence in a WhatsApp group where laughter used to live. In that pause, one friend wrote something that has stayed with me: Can we
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Walk into a church. A mosque. A temple. The rituals look worlds apart — hymns rise, heads bow, incense curls through the air. But beneath the symbols, there’s one unmistakable common thread: Everyone is speaking without expecting a reply. Call it prayer, meditation, chanting, or reflection. Strip away the vocabulary and what remains is a
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