Foot and Fire

Today, we are celebrating slash commemorating slash observing the Independence Day. While for the younger generation we call Generation Z and Generation Alpha are now basking in the fruits of peace and freedom brought by 12th of June without even asking how and why they have them now and without wondering if it can be taken away from them.  I belong to the Generation X slash Millennial so I still have the grasp of what could happen if freedom is taken away or what peace means outside the comfort of my brain or bed. I aspired to be a journalist because of the importance of the ideals of what press freedom in every democratic country.    Peace and freedom for the younger generation merely means they should be left to dress up like they are going to the beach when they go to school. Peace and freedom merely means they can post whatever they want in social media and claim irresponsibility if the post caused trouble to others. And so on and so forth. Peace and free...

In Part V, it is all about resilience. In education, we have to accept that change is the only constant. Meaning, Life is not a story to be told but to be lived,  it cannot be told or summed up in a simple slogan because it has to be lived along with the uncertainties.  Meanwhile in Meditation, it invites us to just observe how everything progresses so that one can think how to adapt. Just like the recent job lay offs of tech companies. all along tech companies are what we are thinking to be our direction to progress. But through meditation, we can pause and think for creative solutions or alternatives or answers.    (P.S. This is part of the series I was making in 2021. Please check other post for complete picture of what this book offers to us...)

    Homo Deus By Yuval Noah Harari Paperback, 501 pages Non-fiction, History, Science, and Technology    In his first book which served as a foundation of his treatises laid out in Homo Deus, Sapiens: A Brief History of mankind ended with our collective trust in science and technology. I think one has to read the Sapiens first so that one can appreciate the discussions laid out by the author and to understand the direction where his discussions are heading out. Actually, I have some laughs on the first book and some grimace and smile on the second book.   Homo Deus is translated as Human God. Why humans are slowly considering themselves as their own god. In Part 1, the author laid out why Homo Sapiens conquers the world, and in relation to his first book, it is advanced that Homo Sapiens have advanced brain and ability to process data that is why we are putting ourselves and experience over and above other animals.     In Part 2, Homo Sap...