A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it. Rabindranath Tagore We live in an age where certain sections of the society and media are trying to take rationalism to insane heights. Everything is looked at as a complex puzzle – even things that are rather Read more…

The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before. Neil Gaiman Creativity is one of the defining traits of human beings. In fact, few things about human beings are as infinite and timeless as their creativity. When used properly, it can bring to life the most marvelous creations known to Read more…

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose. Bill Gates Success is a double-edged sword; it can both be the reason for motivation and complacency. For driven people, it can spur them on to aim for even greater feats. For them, success serves as a stepping stone to a Read more…

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. Ed Cunningham Friends are like an extended family, only they are often our same age and we actually like hanging out with them. However, a more defining trait of friends is that they are people we can discuss Read more…

What we are seeking so frantically elsewhere may turn out to be the horse we have been riding all along. Harvey Cox Human beings are really queer creatures. They are always consumed by this crazy obsession about how their lives are not as good as they would have liked them to be; they are never Read more…

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. Henry David Thoreau Our dreams are our raison d’être; they are the ones that keep us motivated. They can both force a person to go to bed early at night, or reduce their sleeping hours to Read more…

You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories. Stanisław Jerzy Lec The past, especially if was too blissful or too traumatic, can have a negative impact on our present. When left unchecked, it has the potential to manifest itself into emotional scars that can hamper our everyday lives. In such cases, it Read more…

Those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world usually do. Steve Jobs Human imagination knows no limits. The same goes for our dreams as well, especially the ones we see in our childhood and adolescence. However, more often than not, the pragmatism and practical approach that come with age tend to Read more…

Hope awakens courage. He who can implant courage in the human soul is the best physician. Karl von Knebel Hope is the light that keeps us going, letting us know that the long, dark tunnel of disappointment will not last forever. It is this very optimism that motivates us to get out of bed every Read more…

If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough. Oprah Winfrey Gratitude is a handy virtue. It helps us appreciate whatever precious little we have in our lives. Gratitude can manifest itself in more than one way. Read more…