humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
The Standard You Walk Past...
It's the first night of Hanukkah, but where families should be celebrating together, they're grieving instead. This afternoon on Bondi Beach, two gunmen opened fire. There was a third gunman, who was disarmed by a bystander before police arrived. IEDs were found in a van nearby, belonging to one of the shooters.
By Natasja Roseabout a month ago in Humans
Handel's Messiah
Every December, I travel into the city to watch a performance of Handel’s Messiah. Most will be familiar with the Hallelujah Chorus, not far fewer are aware that it’s part of a larger concert, complete with Orchestra, pipe organ and soloists.
By Natasja Roseabout a month ago in Humans
When Success Sends Parents Away
The taxi did not wait. It dropped Anna at the entrance of the care home, unloaded two suitcases, and disappeared down a clean European street lined with cafés and bicycles. Her daughter had already left. A meeting. A flight. A life that could not pause.
By Aarsh Malikabout a month ago in Humans
How Reckless Leadership Fuels Global Crisis
A Complaint on Trump: How Reckless Leadership Fuels Global Crisis Leadership is not merely about authority or popularity; it is about responsibility, restraint, and an understanding that decisions made at the top ripple across borders. As a global citizen, I submit this complaint not as an act of hatred, but as an act of concern. The actions and rhetoric associated with the Trump administration have contributed to instability, fear, and division—both within the United States and far beyond its borders.
By Wings of Time about a month ago in Humans
Making Guess Whats
Every year around Thanksgiving, I pull the Kitchen Aid to the front of my counter and get to work. The smells of chocolate chips, snickerdoodles, and various other sweet scents fill my kitchen and my house. But my favorite cookies to make don’t involve more than a large bowl, a measuring cup, and a few ingredients.
By Reb Kreylingabout a month ago in Humans
Ritual de lo Habitual. Content Warning.
Winter ritual? Whatever. Y’all go ahead and build your fires and put glass and popcorn on a dead tree in your living room. Hell, kill an animal, have a feast, make a big kettle of rock soup and invite a creepy old man into your home while the children are sleeping. I really don’t care. I’m practicing my ritual of trying to make the bullshit go away, and no, I’m not going to decorate it and make it pretty for you. You’re in the wrong neighborhood at the wrong time of day for pretty, so if that’s what you want or need, I’ll politely request that you get the fuck out, right now, if not sooner. This island of misfit toys is not for you.
By Harper Lewisabout a month ago in Humans
Love and Being Loved: The True Nature of Life and Humanity
Love and being loved are the true nature of life and humanity. Across cultures, languages, and generations, this idea quietly repeats itself in different forms, yet its meaning remains the same. No matter how much society changes, how advanced technology becomes, or how complex human systems grow, love continues to sit at the center of what it means to be human.
By SoftlyWishedabout a month ago in Humans
The Bell That Rang Only Once
The village of Devipur sat quietly between green hills and wide fields, but peace no longer lived there. Though the land was beautiful, the people were restless. Every day brought new disagreements—over land boundaries, over water, over words spoken too quickly and remembered too long.
By Mehmood Sultanabout a month ago in Humans
A Message To Minister Culture And Minister Sport
When Mother Nature earthed birthed, global land masses inserted interesting features, and Italy received the boot kicking Sicily around image making Father extra time hope Spain would let things pass through, producing a goal.
By Marc OBrienabout a month ago in Humans
