Cynicism: Humour in Ill Health
When someone is messing with you and you feel a discomfort, a “twinge” inside of you, an internal anger, then they are probably making a cynical joke in order to […]
“Every man is his own chief enemy”
Yet another night comes, only to find me burning the midnight oil in a tight rope between obsessions and overreactions. My mind has turned disturbing. I give in, transforming into […]
“Leave it for later, you’ve got time”
The clock’s pointers on the wall continue their journey and the minutes seem to run ceaselessly. When you turn your look in their direction, it’s like they perceive your presence, […]
Codependency in personal relationships
Trigger warning: references to addiction, drugs Codependency is an insecure attachment style, in which the partners form very close connections to one another in an, arguably, very unhealthy way. It […]
An abyss is the human soul
Sensitive content warning: reference to mental illness The discussion around mental illness belongs to the special category of discussions we are reluctant to have. We are afraid to talk about […]
Final destination: “Eudaemonia”
Quite the timeless and timely concept is that of eudaemonia. A concept that’s been studied by many philosophers from early times. For the sake of unraveling the tangle of its […]
The power of speech!
“The pen is mightier than the sword”; a ubiquitous proverb of our people that encapsulates the colossal power of language in just one little sentence. This saying has been recorded […]
The other side of fear
TW: mentions of sexual abuse, rape These past few months, whilst in the peak of the pandemic, the country has been dreadfully witnessing a chain reaction of abolishing silence. The […]
“Spring itself is a product of man…”
The destructive cyclone Bhola —one of the biggest natural disasters over time— and a bloody war of independence composed the puzzle of the situation in Bangladesh at the beginning of […]
Do you dream with your eyes closed or open?
Do you dream? If yes, when do you dream the most? When you’re asleep, or when you’re awake? I’ve always liked words with multiple dimensions. The type of words that […]