I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples. – Mother Teresa
From families to friendships, we share experiences and interactions with groups. Our attachments to those groups, strong or weak, weave the fabric of association and community. A community is a social structure that shares personal values, cultural values, business goals or a world view. What binds it is a community culture of social rules and group dynamics that identify members.
For mind to generate questions, it needs Silent and Secure Mind. The calm mind has ability to see larger and beyond regular visible canvas which helps in connecting the farther distance dots and removing blind spots.
Yesterday, I questioned the fight scenes even in animated movies made for children on Facebook and LinkedIn. I received a lot of insights from your comments. I am documenting a few of the observations here.
1. Fight scenes train a child’s mind for better defence.
2. Fight scenes build ‘violence’ as a key method of resolving any difference of opinions/perspectives/expectations.
3. Violence sells better among audiences which means we as developed human being still love ‘animal’ instinct of physical force over logical conversations (dialogue) to resolve difference of opinions/perspectives.
Somewhere I am confused with our ‘expressed’ behaviour i.e. we must live with love as a key uniting force of humanity vs. ‘suppressed’ behaviour of liking physical dominance.
Please share your thoughts on this dichotomy of our behaviours.
We have studied major events in history books. Most of the events are recorded around major wars and change of power. In Indian history, we remember Alexander’s (Sikandar) war and the birth of Chandragupta and then Ashoka Kalinga’s war which was in 2 BC. Then lots of wars between the 11th century till our recent independence.
Between these invasions there were long periods of great prosperity for 300 to 600 years (12 generations to 24 generations) which are not at all documented in our history. These periods are much longer than the entire industrial transformation over the last 175 years.
What were those successes?
A. Systems – Political, Economic, Social
B. Processes – Education and Health
C. Governance – Empowerment and conflict resolutions
The modern ‘ism’ like Communism and Capitalism have completed just over 150 to 200 years and they start showing that it’s cracking.
How do we retrieve those knowledge systems that may have possible learnings of holistic happiness built around spirituality, expertise and interdependent livelihoods with lesser greed, selfishness, ego and violence?
Today during the conversations with Uday, few insights surfaced
The art and literature shapes the thinking of child to have his ‘Rule book’ for deciding ‘right or wrong’ in his/her life.
Art and Literature is expressed in the form stories and pictures/ sculptures of god he/she gets exposed to.
Theatre and Sports are the platforms for child to express and experiment.
Now my mind is working on How to link these observations into design of good social development systems.
Question to this Forum are
What are villages within india or outside india where Art, literature, Theatre, Music are structured tools for social development?
What are villages within india or outside where Sports has helped in self reliant communities? We want to collect such models to integrate in Mission Samriddhi Summit to be held in Chennai from 8th to 10th February.
I’m happy to share a heartfelt milestone from the ADK Jain Eye Hospital family. On our 4th Foundation Day, we proudly unveiled our Premium Wing—a special chapter in our journey toward providing exceptional eye care.
The day was even more remarkable with the gathering of bright minds at ROAD 2023 (Rural Ophthalmology Annual Dialogue), where we delved into insightful discussions about the future of eye care amongst rural communities.
A sincere thank you to our esteemed guests— Dr. Suraj Singh Senjam, Dr. (Prof)Taru Dewan, Dr. (Prof)Shashi Vashisht, Dr. (Prof)Punam Kapur, Dr. (Prof)Mukesh Sharma, Dr. (Prof)Ashok Pathak, Dr. H K Yaduvanshi, Dr. Manoj Yadav, Dr. Amit Kumar, Dr. Pravin Malik and other incredible individuals. Their presence added immeasurable value to the occasion.
This celebration embodies our shared vision for outstanding eye care and our commitment to making a positive impact in the communities we serve. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who played a part in contributing to the ongoing journey of ADK Jain Eye Hospital.
Dinesh Chandra’s recent post sheds light on an initiative that profoundly touched our hearts – Banwasi Seva Ashram in Sonbhadra. This sacred haven has emerged as a beacon of hope, driven by a profound belief in the transformative power of love.
In the past, this region was synonymous with violence and was associated with the Naxalite movement. However, today, the situation has taken a remarkable turn. In some of the villages here, not a single police report has been filed recently, a testament to the positive change that has occurred.
In a world that often seems to believe that violence can only be countered with more violence and that hatred can only be overcome by more hatred, Banwasi Seva Ashram stands as living proof that love possesses the alchemical power to bring about lasting transformation.
I wholeheartedly endorse Dinesh’s invitation to visit this remarkable institution to witness firsthand the profound truth that love has the potential to change destinies. Together, we can make a difference.
Hello, my name is Arun Jain. I am a design thinker living in Chennai, India. This is my blog, where I post my thoughts, technology trends and tips about the fintech world and many more.
