Relationships, something we run away from & yet embrace it in the end

Relationships; many would easily say that relationships come and go, as easily as the breeze on a gloomy day. Others believe relationships go beyond the endurance of life, it stays deeply in your heart, beyond death. Relationships; a deeply subjective, organic issue. It grows every week, it dies every year – and yet we embrace […]

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Conforming to society or be deported from humanity!

Diplomacy is one of the traditional accomplishments of a corporate gentleman, along with good educational background, driving a vehicle, a knowledge of music, a passion for football, and etiquette. Society expects such fine breeding of men and women to propagate their tradition, religion and family honour. Such is the culture that harried relentlessly by their […]

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Our greatest legacy to the next generation; hatred

Mortals taught the world and mortals learned from it. Through the centuries mankind’s influence on each other was incalculable, and its contributions to world civilisation ranged from political propaganda and organised campaign of spite to war and genocide. In turn it owed much of its own richness and diversity in a self-righteous age of black-and-white; […]

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Like sitting on top of the world

Dead, they become the dust of the slums; Alive, they are the embodiment of their cities; Rushing across, frantic, limbs waving, they scream to the heavens… Seeking what should not be, to be. ZashnainAn avid blogger, twitterer and photojournalist, Zashnain Zainal suffers from an incurable addiction to social work, helping marginalised communities since 1989. Nowadays […]

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What does the Great Social Order expects of us?

The leaders of our society are continuously carrying on territorial feuds with one another, or waging vicious character-assassination campaigns against neighbouring rivals. Equipped with social media, a smart phone and the spark of lies, these modern day warriors rode forth in Twitter-chariots lavishly decorated with the deception of truth. Mainstream media recorded the deeds of […]

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An ancient abandoned temple hides a mystery

By the tall trees – a shattered temple from an earlier rule; No monks are there – the cold wall stands oddly. Where the pond shows fair, a dragonfly comes out and suns itself; Where the monstrous tree makes a shade, an hummingbird flies out and around. On ancient flagstones, the pavements are crossed with […]

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The compassionate bodhisattvas within our society

As practised in India, early Buddhism preached that every man must strive alone to escape into eternal peace from a cycle of reincarnation. The version of Buddhism that became popular in China was different. It elaborated on the concept of bodhisattvas » godlike beings, sometimes called potential Buddhas, who postponed their own salvation so that […]

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