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Aftab Ahmed Khanzada

Aftab Ahmed Khanzada

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Do not live a half life

When Einstein would give lectures at American universities, the question students asked him the most was: “Do you believe in God?” And he always...

17.04.2024 70

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Waiting is like killing life

Canadian author Heidi Priebe says: “If there’s one thing we all need to stop doing, it’s waiting around for someone else to show up and change...

10.04.2024 40

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Man is nothing but his thoughts

American psychoanalyst James Hollis writes: “How many of those who are insecure seek power over others as a compensation for inadequacy and wind up...

03.04.2024 100

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Truth is the only solution

Jean-Paul Sartre, the famous philosopher, writes, “I exist, that is all, and I find it nauseating.” Man is molded by his surroundings, and he...

27.03.2024 90

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The last freedom of humans

Viktor Frankl was a determinist raised in the tradition of Freudian psychology, which postulates that whatever happens to you as a child shapes your...

20.03.2024 50

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Let’s huddle to find a way out of prevailing crises

Since its inception, Pakistan has been experiencing existential challenges. The culmination of such threatening visitations came when its Eastern wing...

13.03.2024 40

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The winter of discontent

I n the jagged landscape of human nature and societal chaos, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Demons is an intensely captivating exploration of ideological...

28.02.2024 20

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The lull before the storm?

R ussian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko says: “When the truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie.” While Canadian psychiatrist Jordan Peterson...

21.02.2024 90

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Destroy the idols of the mind

F riedrich Nietzsche says: “Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster for when you gaze long into the abyss, the...

17.02.2024 60

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Life is meaningless sans purpose

I n Hermann Hesse’s novel Steppenwolf , we enter the turbulent mind of Harry Haller, a man teetering on the edge of sanity. He calls himself a ...

07.02.2024 40

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Need to change the system

F irst published in 1818, Ozymandias is a sonnet written by Percy Bysshe Shelley. The poem explores the fleeting nature of power and serves as a...

31.01.2024 60

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The story of oppression keeps reverberating

I n 1975, when asked how he would like to be remembered, Sartre replied: “I would like people to remember Nausea , my plays No Exit and The...

24.01.2024 20

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A colony of the mentally ill

I n his poem, I Dream A World , American poet Langston Hughes writes: “I dream a world where man, No other man will scorn; Where love will bless...

17.01.2024 40

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Man is his biggest ruler

H umanity has conquered the world in the last few centuries. The axis and centre of humanity is the man himself. The basic lesson for humans is to...

10.01.2024 40

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How the corrupt rule

I f you want to understand the politics and history of Pakistan, then you have to first read an essay of renowned French writer Etienne de La Boetie...

03.01.2024 70

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Prisoners of our own selves

A ccording to German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, “The worst human trait is to enjoy the suffering of others.” In an Iranian film, Taste of...

27.12.2023 90

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Wounds of human history

A rthur Miller’s historical drama The Crucible , written in 1953, explores the events of the Salem witch trials in 1692. Miller uses the setting...

20.12.2023 70

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Enslaved by the mind

R umi says, “If light is in your heart, you will find your way home.” In one of his poems, Charles Bukowski writes, “Nobody can save you but...

13.12.2023 80

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When hatred turns into rebellion

A uthor Carolyn has said, “No one knows the end of the story that is the story of your life. But what is the end of it depends on what you are doing...

06.12.2023 50

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State is meaningless sans purpose

F rench political philosopher Jean Bodin has said, “The main purpose of the study of history is to understand the state and its functions, not only...

29.11.2023 60

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Tormented by memories

I nge Genefke says, “The aim of torture is to destroy a person as a human being, to destroy their identity and soul. It is more evil than murder.”...

22.11.2023 30

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There is no free lunch

A king ordered his men to go and search the whole world for something from which people could learn wisdom.The king’s men spread all over the world...

15.11.2023 40

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The weapon of psychology to control people

German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel says, “Things and events cannot be studied separately, rather many elements of a system are...

08.11.2023 80

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Sinners of human history

In human history, not so much damage has been caused by pandemics, tragedies and wars as by self-worshipers and authoritarians. Let’s try to take a...

01.11.2023 50

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Hunger is the mother of all curses

In an American film, Beautiful Boy, one character says to other, “I know I need to find a way to fill this big black hole in me.” A Tale of Two...

25.10.2023 100

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Conquering happiness is not possible

A bout 2400 years ago, Greek Philosopher Epicurus warned his disciples that immense pursuit of happiness produces depression rather than happiness....

18.10.2023 70

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Enmity with intellect results in nothing but annihilation

How did intellect initiation happen? Perhaps when the snowflakes melted from the pole, the air became frozen, agriculture was destroyed and countless...

12.10.2023 30

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Remedying sick societies through education

Greek dramatist Menander says, “I know many people who were not naturally evil, but were made evil by compulsion and misfortune.” These words...

04.10.2023 60

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Sick society brings forth sick people

Friedrich Nietzsche has said: “The final reward of death, to die no more.” How will good and healthy people be born in our society and why...

27.09.2023 50

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See within; discover yourself

Philippines Author C JoyBell C has written, “I have entered into the darkest regions of myself, bearing torches and lighting candles. I have left a...

20.09.2023 70

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Ancient gods have got a rebirth in Pakistan

Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei has said, “I don’t understand how the God who gave me intellect can prevent me from using it. Whatever the...

13.09.2023 70

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