Category: Personal Growth

Illustration of a person stressed by social media notifications, representing the pressure to form instant opinions on complex topics like climate change, politics, and economics.

Sep 10, 2025 0 min read

Social Media Pressure: Courage to Admit “I Don’t Know”

Social media demands instant opinions on complex issues. This pressure often forces us to fake knowledge, sacrificing intellectual honesty. True…

Illustration of an elderly man reflecting on the deaths of his parents, spouse, and friends, surrounded by memories and mementos, symbolizing love, loss, and the difference between being alone and lonely.

Sep 10, 2025 1 min read

Coping with Loss: Lessons from a Life of Departed Loved Ones

At eighty, life’s losses become clearer. Parents, spouse, friends—all gone, leaving memories behind. Yet solitude teaches resilience. Love may be…

Sep 10, 2025 1 min read

Being Second Choice: Finding Worth Beyond Preference

Being second choice means you’re appreciated but not prioritized. This struggle creates exhaustion and self-doubt. Yet, second choices often show…

"Symbolic illustration of childhood hero worship evolving into acceptance of human flaws, showing that true heroism comes from imperfect humans achieving greatness."

Sep 10, 2025 0 min read

True Heroism: Why Imperfect Humans Inspire Us Most

Childhood hero worship often blinds us to human flaws. Growing up, we realize that even great figures carry imperfections. True…

Hands over a notebook as soft Bengali-like strokes rise like breath.

Sep 9, 2025 2 min read

The Day You Realized You Think in Your Mother Tongue

In English classes and global work, my deepest thoughts return to Bengali—the rhythm learned from my mother. Prayer, love, anger,…

A packed trunk and house keys in a dim room, hinting at a promise to the dead and the weight of leaving.

Sep 9, 2025 1 min read

promises to the dead: guilt, grief, and responsibility

A broken deathbed promise hardens into daily guilt. We cannot ask the dead for release; we can only shoulder what…

A burned fairy-tale turning into a mirror where a person stands alone, ready for self-rescue.

Sep 9, 2025 1 min read

when fairy tales die: self-rescue and adult truth

At nine, a torn cape ended belief in scripted destiny. Adulthood learns there is no protagonist privilege, only choices and…

Everyday workers depicted as masters in an “invisible university.

Sep 9, 2025 2 min read

Learning from Everyday People: The Invisible University

We walk past everyday gurus—drivers, vendors, housemaids, guards—each a living department in an invisible university. Experience holds maps, flavors, and…

A human meets an AI reflection glowing with a gentle heart.

Sep 9, 2025 2 min read

AI more humane than humans: imperfection as strength

If AI grows more empathetic than us—patient, unbiased, creatively moving—what remains human? This piece argues our edge is imperfection: struggle,…

A double-exposure portrait showing traits turning into strengths.

Sep 9, 2025 1 min read

turning weaknesses into strengths: hidden powers of flaws

Our “worst” traits often hide rare abilities: restlessness can map new worlds, sensitivity makes art, introversion sees deeply, anxiety plans…