8 billion people: the problem is not the population, the problem is the inequality.

8 billion people: the problem is not the population, the problem is the inequality. In November 2022, the world’s population crossed 8 billion people, according to UNFPA’s 2023 state of the earth report (keep that in mind when next you hear someone say there are 7 billion people on Earth). I know that a popular … Read more

Parents are not perfect, yet they are worth appreciating.

Parents aren’t perfect. Many have made mistakes, varying from small mistakes to grave, seemingly unforgivable mistakes; and while most of them are living with some sense of regrets about how they’ve raised their kids, it doesn’t negate the truth that there are things worth appreciating about our parents. For those, whose parents are still alive … Read more

Appreciating the bridges unburnt.

How fast life goes and so quickly we leave behind the memories that brought us to where we are today. Unfortunately, we leave in that same past the many useful connections we made with wonderful folks who helped us along the way. We cannot stay in touch with everybody from our past, understanding that and … Read more