Shahjahan Kabir Khan
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The Things We Don’t Say: How Silence Became the Language of Our Generation
The Quiet Distance Between Us In a coffee shop, two friends are seated opposite one another. Coffee mugs warm their hands, but their eyes are glued to their phones. Though alerts blink on the screens and conversation fills the air, between these two buddies is a sensitive, invisible barrier.
By Shahjahan Kabir Khan2 months ago in Confessions
Don’t Say:The Things We How Silence Became the Language of Our Generation
The Paradox of Our Times Two friends are seated across from each other in a coffee shop checking their phones as chatter buzzes around them. Together they have lived through great events, sadness, and joy—yet neither one brings up the weight bearing on their hearts. They eye each other with a moan and a hesitant smile. The silence stays both pleasant and terrible.
By Shahjahan Kabir Khan2 months ago in Confessions
The Invisible Price Tag: How Convenience Became the Most Expensive Commodity of the Digital Age
The Age of Effortless Living We were promised release, a truth in which everything required is only a tap away. Direct to our homes, we receive food items. Films are broadcast immediately. Moments later, cars arrive at our destinations. Every application and automation improves the speed, simplicity, and efficiency of life.
By Shahjahan Kabir Khan2 months ago in Journal
The Mirror We Avoid: Why We’re Afraid to See Ourselves Clearly
The Reflection We No Longer Trust The most recorded time in human history is being now lived. We share our experiences with strangers, chronicle our everyday life, arrange our memories, and continuously photograph ourselves. Still, never have we felt more estranged from our true selves than we have now despite this clear exposure.
By Shahjahan Kabir Khan2 months ago in Psyche
The Quiet War of the Machines: How AI Became the World’s New Superpower Weapon
The War We Don’t See Fights were loud most of our time on Earth. These were battles carried out on terrain altered by bloodshed, explosions, and loss of life. Conversely, the most fighting currently going on goes mostly unnoticed. There is no movement of soldiers, missiles, or army vehicles. Rather, it takes place in computer centers, scientific research institutions, and intelligence groups.
By Shahjahan Kabir Khan2 months ago in Journal
The Minerals That Built America—And the Strategic Mistake That Gave Them Away
For a long stretch of modern history, the United States held something most superpowers could only envy: near-total control over the essential minerals that make our 21st-century world function. From the iPhone screens we tap to the F-35 jets that dominate the skies, America once sat at the center of the supply chain that powered everything.
By Shahjahan Kabir Khan2 months ago in Journal
The Age of Synthetic Reality: When Real and Fake Become Impossible to Tell Apart
The Disappearing Border Between Real and Fake We relied on what was actually not too long ago. Images offered proof. Verification came from movies. Certainly the sounds were clear. We accepted something as fact when we saw it firsthand. That faith is, however, fading nowadays.
By Shahjahan Kabir Khan2 months ago in Journal
The Illusion in the Clouds: Are We Witnessing Miracles—or the Rise of a Global Deception?
The Day the Sky Broke Open Beginning in June 2025 in Naga City, Philippines—where more than eight thousand worshippers gathered at the Basilica of Our Lady of Peñafrancia for a spiritual service—the story unfolds. A woman turned her face to the heavens and became motionless inside the church. The clouds above were splitting as if a curtain was being raised.
By Shahjahan Kabir Khan2 months ago in Journal
The Weight of Perfection: Escaping the Illusion of a “Better You”
The Quiet Pressure to Be “Better” There’s a silent burden many of us carry today — the feeling that we must always be improving. We wake up thinking about what needs fixing: our body, our productivity, our mindset, our habits, our purpose. It’s as if simply existing isn’t enough anymore; we must always be optimizing, evolving, upgrading.
By Shahjahan Kabir Khan2 months ago in Psyche
Echoes of the Self: Why We’re Afraid to Be Alone With Our Own Thoughts
The Fear of Quiet Solitude was once regarded as hallowed. Philosophers, poets, and religious leaders strove for quietness in their search of truth. Still, the idea of being alone with our reflections seems almost unbearable in this century. Before we even have a chance to let our ideas wander, we immediately grab our devices. Rather than go through it, we attempt to fill silence.
By Shahjahan Kabir Khan2 months ago in Confessions
The Great Digital Divide 2.0: When Technology Leaves Humanity Behind
The New Borderlines of the Digital World The first broad adoption of the internet ushered in the concept of a new kind of democracy: a world community in which distances disappeared and every voice counted. This appeared true for a short time. Everyone may connect with others, share ideas, and express themselves wherever. Access became the entry ticket; information grew to be the new source of riches.
By Shahjahan Kabir Khan2 months ago in Journal
