A little creature came into our lives 12 years ago in my sister’s coat pocket. When she first opened her eyes, she saw a human creature feeding her instead of her mother. Even though she can recognize that dogs are different, she doesn’t want to be one of them. …
An arrogant priest had an illiterate maid to work on his households.
He considered himself superior and wise and the maid, a low-born and illiterate. He barely missed an opportunity to belittle her.
One day, someone died in the village. When the news arrived, the priest was in prayer. Finding…
Many years ago, a sage lived with his disciple.
One morning, the sage ordered his disciple to bring little yogurt and milk from a wealthy farmer who lived in the nearby village. Ancient sages lived an ascetic life depending on charity.
The disciple, who also was proud of his knowledge…
It was during the era when India was ruled by the British East India company. The Englishmen had a strong hatred for the Indian festivals. They were suspicious that civilians might cook up revolutionary conspiracies during those gatherings. …
Herbert George Wells, often referred to as H. G. Wells (September 21, 1866 — August 13, 1946) was a renowned British Scientist, writer, and historian. He was born to Joseph Wells and his mother Sarah Neal in a poor family. …
I dare to share this story after years of reluctance, convinced that it universally applies to many of us around the world.
I worked in Doha, the capital city of Qatar, for a few years since 2014 in a remittance-based company. It was during February 2016; I was out for…
Before we talk about the Coronavirus, let’s begin with some basics of evolution.
When Charles Darwin proposed the theory of evolution in his book Origin of the Species (1859), the scientific community criticized it on various grounds.
The most heated concern in the evolutionary theory was the lack of a…
A bug in the computer might cause it to malfunction. It hangs up the system, slows the processing, flickers the screen, and jumps the cursor around. As a result, the entire system gets messy.
But the computer doesn’t know it is because of a bug. …
IF plastics were discovered five thousand years ago, it would still be around us today.
But it was invented only a hundred years ago, and while it changed the world, it itself didn’t change at all. …
Nearly everyone I met since my childhood has asked me a question — “What do you like to be when you grow up?” My answer was always quick — “A pilot”.
Sadly, nobody, asked why?
Seriously, no one ever questioned my logic of becoming a pilot or made me realize…
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