Why do we pardon a turkey in act of magnanimity and promptly proceed to cook another in the oven? We carve and consume the bird without a second thought ! Are we heartless? No, we’re conditioned. The pardoning of the turkey is a classic moral dilemma for us to learn the layers and ability ofContinue reading “Why we “Pardon” a Turkey…”
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Where is the Joy?
Joy eludes us. It eludes our hearts and to distract ourselves we seek it in things and actions. So we travel, read, marry, study, move all in the pursuit of joy. Are we addicted to a public spectacle of the pursuit of joy? Or have we been seduced as a society to believe it isContinue reading “Where is the Joy?”
Illiteracy in Action
“primum non nocere” “first, do no harm” these are the words a doctor in Jodhpur, a city in the state of Rajasthan, India, took on qualifying to practice medicine. This is from all reports a renowned plastic surgeon. We’re shocked and horrified this helpless dog is mercilessly dragged through the streets. News reports state theContinue reading “Illiteracy in Action”
And we Shake our Heads…
“1/3 of Pakistan is underwater” which means one third of some 340,000 square miles is underwater. Approximately 200 million people live in Pakistan. Is Pakistan a popular nation? Not really, it is based in the global south, a third world nation, neighbour to India, with whom it shares native soils. Politically Pakistan is on shakyContinue reading “And we Shake our Heads…”
Manners Matter
Freya did not deserve this, no animal does.
