Have you ever felt caged by situations and it seemed there was no way out? Your experience is nothing compared to that of 33 hardworking miners in 2010 in Chile when they were trapped in a mine. The Copiapó mining accident occurred on August 5th at the San José copper-gold mine, Atacana Desert. The miners […]

Have you ever wondered why two people tend to have different point of view? Have you ever listened to people argue on something “stupid” and yet they are so vehement on their positions? A wise person once said, “Walk a mile in my shoes, see what I see, hear what I hear, feel what I […]

A report by University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Disability Statistics Centre, as cited by Quora in 2013, showed that 6.1 million Americans who were living outside institutions were users of mobility assistive devices such as walking sticks and canes. Across several countries of the world, there are many more who use walking sticks. Basically, […]

Several years ago, I attended an event in an auditorium. I felt uncomfortable immediately I sat because the cooling system wasn’t functioning. I looked around and saw a fan standing nearby but it wasn’t on. As I thought of switching it on, I immediately reasoned that all the people I met seated were also looking […]

The story of Chris and Joe has been told in different variations but the theme has always been the same- the selflessness of the blind man. This time, I would like to take a different angle to the story by focusing on the window. From the story, it is clear that the window does not […]

Two men were critically ill and they shared a hospital room. Chris just had a major eye surgery and his eyes were wrapped in bandages. Also, he was temporarily unable to sit up. Joe, on the other hand, had fluid in his lungs and he was made to sit up for an hour every day […]

Benjamin Franklin was one of the founding fathers of the United States and he had several achievements to his credit, such as being an author, printer, political theorist, scientist, statesman and diplomat. Not only was he said to have exemplified the emerging America, he also played a foundational role in the definition of the values […]