The four stages of forgiveness
The first stage of forgiveness is hurt. Someone has been unfair to me and I cannot forget it. I feel hurt. The hurt keeps on throbbing within me. My ego…
The quality of mercy in a friendship
Many of us may sport colourful bands on our wrists on ‘World Friendship Day’ tomorrow, in a rite of ‘global rakhi’. Whether we do or we don’t, the gods offer…
What Is Compassion?
Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” Among emotion researchers, it is definedas the feeling that arises when you are confronted with another’s suffering and feel motivated to relieve that suffering. Compassion…
‘Knowledge Itself is Power’-GS-4
Origin: The famous proverb “ipsa scientia potestas est” meaning “knowledge itself is power” was first quoted by Sir Francis Bacon. Meaning: The phrase “knowledge itself is power” means that knowledge is the…
