Papers

We are in a state of flux; in fact, we have always been. The times mark a conflict between the need to be grandiose and the urge to be humble and low key. The benefits make it worth the effort.

We do not seek to be humble ever, though this is what empowers us to do and achieve the highest. Therein lies the enigma, bafflement and magic of this apparently simple, but one of the most deceiving virtues- humility. The risk is none, but the rewards are high.

We are perennially caught up in the tussle between seeking and giving attention. While our insecurities propel us to crave for attention, our humane and compassionate selves ask us to attend to diverse issues around us. However it is when turn our attention to our own inner selves through mindful self-reflection that we unearth the true purpose of our existence.

We are all empowered to change our own state, of the people around us and of our environment. But that needs self awareness that can come through self reflection, asking ourselves ' Why'.

To explore is a primal human urge, but a hugely challenged one today. This is primarily due to one's fear of failure which our environment and education systems have instilled in us. To overcome this fear and engage in the journey is, however, a worthwhile experience that the world badly needs.

Spectacles to be explored around us are numerous. Those that are most dangerous are sometimes most rewarding. The results are always highly rewarding for humantity.

The unknown is an important part of our being. It works as a parameter that denotes how we develop both as people and a society. Read on to 'explore' how learners, young and old unravel the unknown...