Kintsugi, the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, is a philosophy that embraces flaws and imperfections. Rather than discarding broken pieces, Kintsugi highlights the cracks, making them a defining part of the object’s history. This philosophy extends beyond aesthetics and provides valuable lessons for enhancing…
Psychological mindedness refers to an individual’s ability to understand mental states, emotions, and psychological processes in oneself and others. It helps an individual to reflect on, understand, and interpret their own and others’ emotions, thoughts, and behaviours. People who possess psychological mindedness are often more introspective and self-aware. They are capable of linking past experiences…
The Italian phrase ‘Lanostra famiglia’ means ‘our family’. In this name there is a centre at Treviso, a small town in the north-east of Italy. They trained differently abled children and adults. Each student of this institute had a unique mental status and which demanded one-to-one training. Students were accommodated in this institute from the…
State has the ultimate responsibility for the protection of minors. India was convinced of this responsibility of the State when the nation promulgated ‘The Constitution of India’. “Children are given opportunities and facilities to develop in a healthy manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity, and childhood and youth are protected against exploitation and…
‘Si vis pacem, para bellum’ is a Latin aphorism dating back to fourth century AD. It can be literally translated as ‘if you want peace prepare for war’. This phrase has been derived from a book named ‘De Re Militari’ written by a Roman author Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus. However, this concept has roots in…
Inflicting direct injury to one’s own skin tissues without an intention of a suicide is commonly known as self-harm. People may make dozens of smaller cuts on one spot. Usually, they damage on their skin with a sharp object or do deep scratching with fingernails to the point of drawing blood. Head-banging, burns and hair…
What might motivate the human being – self-actualization or self-transcendence? It has been a point of discussion among the anthropologists. The word self-transcendence can be translated as ‘going-beyond of the self’. There is a force and active thrust in every individual to go beyond, or for self-transcendence. Self-actualization explains the fundamental tendency of humans to…
What might motivate the human being – self-actualization or self-transcendence? It has been a point of discussion among the anthropologists. The word self-transcendence can be translated as ‘going-beyond of the self’. There is a force and active thrust in every individual to go beyond, or for self-transcendence. Self-actualization explains the fundamental tendency of humans to…
A popular Malayalam movie named ‘Pani’ has recently brought some discussions in social media about the violence in movies and its impact on human psyche. Some argues that violence shown in any art form would help the audience to have an experience of ‘Catharsis’. The word catharsis comes from the Greek word katharsis, which literally…
A picture of a tender encounter between Pope Francis and Vinicio Riva, an Italian has become popular in 2013. Pope hugged Vinicio who was suffering from neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder with growths and itchy sores from head to toe. Later Vinicio explained his experience to the media in the following words “When he came close…