Whether it was a moment of opportunism driven by an agenda, or a premeditated act of testing what is considered beyond the limits, citizens of a nation understand both the sensitivity and significance of the actions of the armed forces and, by and large, do not question them. The stakes are simply not comparable. Unlike these brave hearts, we are not putting our lives on the line day in and day out, from dawn to dusk. Ours, by comparison, is a small and comfortable existence, lived under the...

Some of the toughest lessons of my life over the years have come from having to choose between trust and talent. My romanticization of talent often made me vulnerable to scheming minds. Those final moments of experiencing a masterclass, watching someone showcase their skill and witnessing the magic they create, have often numbed my rational mind. I would shut everything else out, simply soaking in the bliss of the poetic result of skill and talent. But like a dream, it never lasts long. The...

A protest limping under the weight of abuses while masquerading as non-violent, cannot be peaceful. The generation being credited as the smartest got played by the shadows whispering encrypted spells into their devices. A random few among this generation got lured into a euphoria, exposing a side of itself that it will one day abhor and despise when life weighs more heavily upon it a few decades from now. They let the world silently ridicule them, while a handful among them even relished a...