Every year on June 27th, we celebrate the birthday of Helen Keller as a national holiday in the U.S. Keller overcame tremendous physical limitations, becoming the first blind and deaf person to earn a bachelor’s degree. Her tireless activism significantly improved awareness and accommodations for blind and deaf individuals, and others with physical disabilities. Reflecting […]
Religion is fundamentally about oneness and unity. It is one of the greatest ironies in human history that it is through the medium of religion that the biggest divisions occur – not just between different faiths but even within the same faith. This phenomenon has happened almost uniformly across all religions. When a faith splinters,
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The allegory of the cave is a philosophical concept introduced by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato in his work “The Republic.” It describes a scenario where people are chained in a cave and can only perceive the shadows of objects projected on the cave wall, mistaking those shadows for reality. The allegory serves as a
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The paradox about forgiveness is that it is less about the one being forgiven and more about liberating oneself. The great Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Forgiveness is a fundamental precondition for peaceful living. Being wronged by another puts us in a
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