For a very long time I used to wonder why do abused women stay in an abusive relationship (of course both genders face abuse, but we mostly read about women). I used to think - if someone would treat you bad, logically you would cut off with that person. Why would anyone ever stay in…
Faith is beautiful – Part I of Faith, Religion, and Me
Faith, now what does it mean? It is a confidence or a trust in something, or someone. Faith gives up hope, it gives us a reason to go on when we cannot see the future or an end. Faith doesn't have to be in a deity but it could be anything - it could be…
Choice, control, and respect
Control is about power, not benevolence towards another person. People who do not give choices in life decisions to others do not respect the other person. Control is just another form of emotional abuse. The sad, and ironical part of control is that it perpetuates itself from the abuser to the abused – many who…
Love story from HONY
I have heard from countless people about both sides of the argument as to what makes a marriage work - is it love or is it sharing similar background. Too many confuse infatuation with love, and give ammo to people who say love doesn't work. And too many think having similar background will lead to…
Unwilling to Allow His Wife a Divorce, He Marries Another
Here's my observation from a different perspective - the religious law says she needs permission from her husband to remarry. But in civil law, she is a divorcee and can remarry. So she wants to change the religious law so she can again marry under the orthodox religious law. And that makes me wonder, if…
The “other” sexism
I say all the 'right' things about women's rights and I am Batman - they should be treated as equal partners, not as minors who always need permission or protection from a male. They should be able to pursue any career or life they choose. They have the right to expect domestic help from their…
Me
Once you have met and befriended people of various nationalities, race, faiths, sects, political beliefs, ethnicities, and sexual orientation...it becomes really hard to keep believing that your background is the right/true/best. It feels like intellectual cheating and arrogance to continue to pick and choose based on convenience/selective ignorance to support your side. And for this,…
If immodesty can be sexual objectification on one side of the spectrum, modesty can be sexual objectification on the other side of the spectrum. Making women in bikinis parade around for men treats them as flesh, but making women cover themselves head to toe so they don't tempt or distract men also treats them as…
A politician follows the pulse of his electorate and tells them what they want to hear. A leader tells his people what they should hear and leads them to a better place and educates them from acting against their own long term self-interests.
A politician knows the pulse of 51% of his electorate and follows the current mood of the people. A leader knows where his people stand, and then he educates and leads his people to a better way. Unfortunately, we no longer have any leaders or role models.
The Philosopher-Scientist 