5.
We all are connected.
5. We all are connected.
“The atoms of our bodies are traceable to stars that manufactured them in their cores and exploded these enriched ingredients across our galaxy, billions of years ago. For this reason, we are biologically connected to every other living thing in the world. We are chemically connected to all molecules on Earth. And we are atomically connected to all atoms in the universe. We are not figuratively, but literally stardust.” -Neil deGrasse Tyson
“We are all connected, that makes us one. If we can imagine a body as personification of the whole human race, even a small cut anywhere will put the whole body into discomfort. Same with us, if we leave one person out, we all will feel the suffering.” Filomina Pawar
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We all can win
Yesterday, I was sitting on the balcony, eating my lunch. Across, in the school playground, I noticed the students were practicing basketball.
Personally, I am not interested in sports.
While munching on my lunch, I was casually observing the birds and butterflies alongside the ongoing practice session. There were around 20 students. Two were in the court, the rest sitting and cheering when one of them made a basket. The student who didn't, came out of the court, sat amongst the others while next student went in the court and played with the winner (the one who made the basket) and thus the practice went on.
In the scenario, the winner won twice, I thought (he made the basket plus he stayed on to play more) and the loser lost twice (he didn't make the basket plus he had to come out of the court.)
I felt something was amiss. I thought the one who made the basket should have come out and the other stayed on, till he could achieve the goal, getting a chance to 'win' as well. I tried to empathize with both the players’ psychological state.
If one extrapolates the current game practicing scenario to our world, which runs on the same principle I think, is this not why we (the humanity) is going wrong?
And then I wondered more: Why can't we have games where each player wins?
Is competition with other necessary? Why can't we better ourselves while competing with the self?
“The atoms of our bodies are traceable to stars that manufactured them in their cores and exploded these enriched ingredients across our galaxy, billions of years ago. For this reason, we are biologically connected to every other living thing in the world. We are chemically connected to all molecules on Earth. And we are atomically connected to all atoms in the universe. We are not figuratively, but literally stardust.” -Neil deGrasse Tyson
“We are all connected, that makes us one. If we can imagine a body as personification of the whole human race, even a small cut anywhere will put the whole body into discomfort. Same with us, if we leave one person out, we all will feel the suffering.” Filomina Pawar
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We all can win
Yesterday, I was sitting on the balcony, eating my lunch. Across, in the school playground, I noticed the students were practicing basketball.
Personally, I am not interested in sports.
While munching on my lunch, I was casually observing the birds and butterflies alongside the ongoing practice session. There were around 20 students. Two were in the court, the rest sitting and cheering when one of them made a basket. The student who didn't, came out of the court, sat amongst the others while next student went in the court and played with the winner (the one who made the basket) and thus the practice went on.
In the scenario, the winner won twice, I thought (he made the basket plus he stayed on to play more) and the loser lost twice (he didn't make the basket plus he had to come out of the court.)
I felt something was amiss. I thought the one who made the basket should have come out and the other stayed on, till he could achieve the goal, getting a chance to 'win' as well. I tried to empathize with both the players’ psychological state.
If one extrapolates the current game practicing scenario to our world, which runs on the same principle I think, is this not why we (the humanity) is going wrong?
And then I wondered more: Why can't we have games where each player wins?
Is competition with other necessary? Why can't we better ourselves while competing with the self?