A recent experience brought the importance of blood donation into sharp focus for me. A dear friend called me in desperate need of blood. Her son, who has type B blood, was in the hospital, and there was a shortage…
In the past decade, suicide has gained prominence as a global problem of epidemic proportions. Studies summarized in the World Suicide Report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2014 indicate that each year over 800,000 people lose their…
I have come across few statuses in Twitter where someone complained about students studying abroad are enjoying themselves more rather than studying and those students in the local universities are doing more “studying” and not having time to enjoy. The…
Is your life worth living? No, it is not meant to be rhetorical. I have seen poor people begging for food, while others couldn’t even remember the last time they were hungry. There are people who live in empty mansions, while…