These are my articles written over time. Please feel free to ask questions about any post.
Date: October 17 – November 3, 2027Location: Sub-Basement Level -3, UN Headquarters, New York They weren’t allowed in the archives.So they went anyway. At 2:14 a.m. on the seventeenth of October, seven kids in navy hoodies slipped past the night guards, carrying nothing but two tins of Sudanese ash-ink, a box of reed brushes, and […]
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Leadership
August 1, 2026 — The First Sapling The siege had ended in silence. The murals—veiled in breathable cloth—stood like ghosts with open eyes. But the valley did not wait. In Jammu, Neelam arrived at dawn with a cherry sapling in a clay pot. She planted it beside the mural’s base, where the mothers’ gold pulse
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Peace
The greenhouse was nearly empty that night, its shelves stripped bare except for a few glass jars and a faint scent of basil. Frost webbed across the patched panes like veins of white ink, and the lantern on the table burned low, its flame wavering with each draft. The ledger lay open before Emil, its
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Peace
The greenhouse felt smaller on January 6, 2026, its patched glass fogged with the breath of winter. Emil stood by the scarred table, the ledger open to the Law of Losing and Gaining entry, its pages still warm from the night’s writing. The seedling tray beside him held basil and beans, their leaves curling inward
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Justice, Life Challenges
The chamber felt colder than before. Fluorescents hummed; microphones blinked red like watchful eyes. Emil stood with the Circle—Priya, Aisha, Jaden, and Mina—facing the long dais. Behind them, a few East Riverton students sat in hoodies, arms crossed but present. Photos of the mural and transcripts from the quiet box lay stacked in tidy packets.
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Politics
Kavi observed that humanity’s conflicts persist not because solutions are elusive, but because adversaries and mediators alike cling to the seductive myth of one-sided innocence. He taught that conflict is a dance of mirrored accountability—a fire fed by dual fuels of pride and blame. True resolution, he argued, begins when all parties and peacemakers shed
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Life Challenges
Kavi had long observed a troubling yet common phenomenon, both on an individual and a national scale: people often incite provocation, creating conflicts that they later use as justification for their retaliatory actions. When these individuals or nations lash out, they are frequently blamed for their responses, even though it was their initial provocation that
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Life Challenges, War
Kavi had long observed a recurring human behavior that sows discord and hinders personal growth: envy. In his community, he noticed that many individuals, instead of appreciating their own blessings, constantly compared themselves to others. This relentless envy fueled discontent and resentment, fracturing relationships and undermining the social fabric. Kavi saw a stark contrast between
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Peace
Once upon a time, in the vast expanse of human history, there existed two primal forces that shaped the destiny of nations, communities, and individuals: the desire to belong and the thirst to dominate. These forces were not external; they were woven into the fabric of human nature itself, evolving from the earliest tribes that
The Victory of Coexistence: A New Legacy for Humanity Read More »
Human Nature
In the heart of a vast and ancient forest lay a village called Eldergrove, nestled between two rivers. For centuries, the villagers had lived in harmony, guided by the belief that unity was sacred. Eldergrove thrived not because everyone agreed on everything, but because they learned to live peacefully despite their differences. The village square
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Justice