humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
Why Kindness Isn’t Soft—It’s Rebellious
Why Kindness Isn’t Soft—It’s Rebellious By Hasnain Shah Kindness has always suffered from a reputation problem. It’s been painted as soft, passive, naïve—as if being gentle is the same thing as being weak. Growing up, I was told to “be nice,” but the tone always implied compromise, capitulation, silence. Kindness, in many people’s minds, is what you offer when you don’t have the backbone to stand up for yourself.
By Hasnain Shah2 months ago in Humans
Covert Narcissist at Work, subtle signs during meetings and performance reviews.
You face more stress when you deal with a covert narcissist at work because their behavior hides behind politeness. They avoid open conflict. They use subtle tactics that leave you confused. Their actions drain your confidence during meetings and performance reviews. You gain clarity when you know the signs. This helps you protect your mental space and keep your work steady.
By Wilson Igbasi2 months ago in Humans
The Science Behind Mysticism:
The link between mysticism and science draws interest because both explore experience, perception, and the structure of reality. Mysticism focuses on unity, presence, and expanded awareness. Science focuses on measurement and evidence. Quantum physics and consciousness studies now raise questions that push both fields toward similar ideas. Many thinkers explore how nonlocality, entanglement, and observer effects relate to concepts like oneness and interconnection. You gain clearer insight when you see where these ideas meet and where they stay separate.
By Wilson Igbasi2 months ago in Humans
Unearthing the Rapture of the Energetic Self. Honorable Mention in Maps of the Self Challenge.
It’s the middle of the night and a surge of energy runs through my toddler body as I flap like a piece of raw chicken across the stark hallway. My eyes are peeled open as if closing them would mean death of my soul. The scream released from my alien entity within feels like a scrubber brush cleaning me from the inside out. My mother was always in shock and at a loss of how to handle these episodes. The next day I would have forgotten all about it, but my body had a memory. What was this seemingly foreign operation rippling through me in these dark hours of the night?
By Sierra Peloian2 months ago in Humans
“A dress for poor people!” my daughter said. But at the party, when I walked in, she fainted...
I spent the entire night sewing my daughter's wedding gown, stitch by painful stitch, without even stopping to rest my eyes. Each needle pass was a memory. Every thread, a promise. The
By Umar Farooq2 months ago in Humans
The Path from Destruction. Top Story - November 2025.
So I'm "here," parked in Joe Pye Weed Field on a warm October night, with Kenny, Nate, and Mark, three friends I've known since childhood. We're all in our early twenties. It's 1988. There's plenty of Budweiser and cheap vodka going around.
By John R. Godwin2 months ago in Humans
Mindmeld Melodic Map. Content Warning.
“I’ve been to Paradise but I’ve never been to Me?” Isn’t that what the song says….well I danced myself in forward directions, achingly in crushing stilettoed steps forwards to my new paradigm that certain enemies wished me “free” in. Away from their little enclave of acrimonious deception.
By Tanya Arons 2 months ago in Humans
