Hello again, fellow Peekers
(Positivity Seekers).
This week’s theme is change.
Change for the better. Change for variety and happiness.
Our lives are filled with things
that remain the same and things that constantly change. And we have enough
reasons to be thankful for both those categories of things, right? This week, let’s celebrate change.
News from the public domain
The racist un-divide
When a so-called mainstream
Indian calls a person from the Indian North-East chinki, he simultaneously insults three geographies. Not only does
he insult the Chinese (chinki is
slang for Chinese) and the unique and diverse culture found in our North-East,
he also insults the open and assimilating nature intrinsic to most Indians.
And yet, instances of chinki insults are on the rise. Or are
they? This
video tells us that many Indians no longer tolerate bigots.
A sliver of change
While caste is a major
determinant in Indian elections, it is especially so in Rajasthan, where large
chunks of the population vote on caste lines. That’s what makes Dr Tanmay all
the more admirable. As the Jaipur candidate of the India People’s Green Party, the
good doctor refuses
to reveal his last name. Not only that, he turns away voters who want to
know his caste. In addition to equal societies, Dr Tanmay’s party believes in
small governments and “liberal economies”.
Why Iceland recovered so quickly
Iceland’s President doesn’t
understand why so many countries were so keen to embrace the “Washington
Consensus” while drafting economic policies. He doesn’t see sense in “treating
private banks like modern-day churches”. Instead, he believes that economy
revolves around a community of people. And these people must have faith in the
model for the economy to function well. With such inclusive thoughts, the small
sparsely populated nation has bounced back from the last global economic
meltdown and now sports an unemployment rate of just 2%.
Watch
this refreshing President use his endearing accent to change your mind.
13 things to remember when life turns rough
You’ve probably realized this
already – we at Positivity Weekly are quite partial to “lists” that help us get
through bleak times. Here’s
one more. You may have heard it all before. You may know it all already. If
that’s the case, well, consider this an important revision of life lessons.
From the mouth of babes
What is it about dancers and
wisdom? Are they dancing because they are wise? Sometimes, it seems so. This 3-year-old Chinese kid will blow you away
with his courage and unhindered ability to express himself. Is it any wonder
that he has the audience eating out of his hands from the beginning?
If you don’t have ten minutes to
watch this video, I suggest that you watch the first three minutes and then
forward to the 7 minute 30 second mark. Trust me. You don’t want to miss what
this boy says about his mother.
Run hard, run fair
In December 2012, Spaniard Ivan
Fernandez Anaya chose not to win a cross-country race. He decided that Abel
Mutai from Kenya deserved to win. Read the rest here.
Even in this day and age, it took
almost a month for this news to be carried far and wide. Apparently, positive
news still travels at a slow pace. Have more of it out there might help. Yet another
reason for us to exist!
33 unbelievable places on Planet Earth
Nature is never short of
imagination. But sometimes, Nature becomes the whimsical boy with a fetish for
brightness and oddness. Occasionally, Nature behaves like a colour-blind
painter and creates a masterpiece that makes us breathless. At other times, Nature is a whacky sculptor
with a bizarre sense of size, proportions, shape and feature.
One thing that Nature can never
be is ordinary. Everything it creates is beautiful. But these
33 sightings of Mother Nature are particularly exceptional. We dare you to
look at any of these pictures and say, “That’s nothing special.”
In conclusion
We put the list of 33
unbelievable places in the end because it’s an overwhelming piece of
information. It will make some of us go into a spiral of daydreams. And the
fact that such a list can be compiled on our planet should serve as a reminder
that we are indeed fortunate life forms.
Till next time, we hope you enjoy
your stay on our beautiful, bountiful planet.
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Good read! I like the word "Peekers"!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Manju. I intend to make it part of the PW vocabulary.
DeleteThank you.PW is a mini treasure house of varied information on diverse matters.13 things to remember and 33 incredible places were two things I liked much
ReplyDeleteThank you sir. It's wonderful to hear from you again.
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