Growing Perspectives

Originally a revenge dish, potato chips are a popular snack food (Image by KamranAydinov/Freepik)
Originally a revenge dish, potato chips are a popular snack food (Image by KamranAydinov/Freepik)

Repetition can inform ingenuity

A very large part of our lives is centred around the process of repetition.

Sea lions have often been called the “Angels of the Sea” due to the unique way that they swim.
(Image by wirestock on Freepik)
Sea lions have often been called the “Angels of the Sea” due to the unique way that they swim. (Image by wirestock on Freepik)

To live is to love

An interesting memory from my childhood that I treasure is that of making small bracelets using beads and string.

Do you see what I see?

Sometimes, growth becomes a period of complete introspection and self-analysis. In this period, when your priorities often lie in the process of simply figuring out how to place yourself in the world, it is easy to forget the realities that exist in the way that life occurs.

Knowledge about a whistle made from the leaf of a Peepal tree is perhaps not relevant enough to be preserved, but it is certainly an interesting indication of what our young generation is missing out on (Photo by Marshman at the English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2203566)

The Peepal Tree Whistle

Sometimes, when I hear the wind whistling through the trees and rustling the old branches, I am reminded of the Peepal tree and the secret song that it hides in every leaf.

Your mind is a star

Can you imagine the beauty of a city at night? The colours that swim in the blue glass windows of skyscrapers?

When exposed to the right conditions, it is almost impossible to stop a tree from becoming the best version of itself, no matter what it had gone through earlier in its life.

Does pressure make diamonds or coal?

Pressure makes diamonds. This seems to be a strange but common phrase that many people have at the tip of the tongue, ready to dispense to a young person struggling with all of the new loads that growing up brings to them.

The treasure in a dandelion

When people grow old, they begin to treasure memories. They treasure the pale flower petal that they pressed against the page of a journal years ago.

The seemingly useless fly is just a small part of a much bigger picture

The pursuit of purpose

Purpose is a rather subjective concept. It can take on different shapes to different people, and for some, the idea of having purpose itself is meaningless.

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