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Listen !!

This is what my Friend Samrat Kar said ... At a time when most of the humanity is very busy in the race to have more and better, to be more productive, to do more in less time, to devour more and more, to produce more, to get the best deal - not only in the commodity market, but also in the realm of relationships, - the words like patience, perseverance, beingness, reasoning, love, compassion, relating to, etc are scoffed by many. Today man is eager to kill, not having any time to listen. When I say, "eager to kill", I not only point to the increasing terrorism determined to kill peace, love and solidarity, but I also intend to point to people in this society who are always eager kill others with the ammunition of hatred, superstition, prejudices, narrowness, close-mindedness, impatience, and an deep seated unwillingness to listen to the other, and understand the other. Man is slowly losing out his innate humane faculty to understand, empathize, express his...

Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole

“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.” Many around the world advocate for helping others. The society believes in reaching out, giving a helping hand, providing emotional support, and contributing financially. It is true that each individual can make the world a better place by helping others in some way. On the other hand, it’s relatively clear that anything, including help, can be harm too.  Helping aids progression, creates an environment of positivism, adds value to the life of another human being. Helping lifts up, but doesn’t hold up; Helping is controlling in a form but not supportive; debilitating and not strengthening; sometimes paralyzing and not mobilizing. When there is a problem, we think of a help. That help may give a temporary rest. But the real problem is not solved. The real help that can be done to the society that is in problem is to empower them and give them strength to solve the pro...