Category: News

The news explored through the lens of psychology- understanding emotions, behaviours and patterns behind events.

  • The Parenting Legacy That Never Fades

    Two news stories that I read lately have stayed with me. The stories highlight how parents influence our thoughts, desires, choices and our personalities for ever.

    The first is about a man in his seventies who appeared for the NEET (National Eligiblility cum Entrance Test) for medical entrance.

    Why ⍰To fulfil his late mother’s wish.

    The second is about a woman who became a Chartered Accountant after clearing one of the toughest professional exams and against all odds at the age of 52. In doing so she bravely juggled with her studies and mid-life family responsibilities, her daughter’s wedding and tending to her mother-in-law during her final illness.

    Why ⍰Because she wanted to gift her degree to her father on his 75th birthday.

    What connects these two stories?

    In both cases they took on challenges that many would consider impossible at their age. And both were driven by the same powerful motivation—the desire to make their parents proud.

    💭Time to pause and reflect. A child’s longing for their parents’ appreciation doesn’t disappear with age. It stays with them throughout their lives. That’s the extraordinary influence parents have.

    Here’s my message to parents: As parents, we often underestimate the impact we have. Recognize the power you hold. Be conscious of the impact you have. Your influence is far greater and more enduring than you may realize. You can shape lives and inspire greatness. You give roots and wings .ᐟ.ᐟᝰ.ᐟ

    Parenting is not just about raising children. It’s about leaving a legacy of belief that continues to inspire them throughout their lives. ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆

    Over to you 🎤What is one thing you’ve done—or still hope to do—to make your parents proud? Share your story in comments ⤵️

  • Empathy Powers Peace and Harmony

    🎵You laugh at me because I’m different 🎶 went a song by  an American musician Kurt Cobain.

    ᴖ̈ Yet it’s no laughing matter. It’s tragic. In a recent incident two innocent young men from Tripura (a northeastern state in India) were brutally stabbed in a marketplace. One succumbed to injuries and the younger brother’s condition continues to be critical. This happened in December 2025, in the capital of Uttarakhand (northern part of India).

    Their fault? Their facial features. They looked different and a group of men started passing racist slurs and called them names. The boy protested and asserted his Indian identity, and this cost him his life. A young life lost, irretrievably!🥀

      And this is not a one off. This happened earlier and may happen again.

    ✦ Munish Tamang, teacher at the university of Delhi, wrote (IE Jan 3, 26) that he himself as somebody from northeast often faced this derision and humiliation and describes an incident when the students in the examination hall passed racist comments when he was invigilating. Imagine the gall!

    And when people can do this to someone who is the authority what they would not do to young people who are vulnerable. If he thought he could get away by doing this to a teacher, what must be his daily interactions with his peers. Tamang observes that racial discrimination lurks everywhere, in the educational institutions, local neighbourhoods, markets and public transport.

    ❓Reason? Some say the perpetrators are not booked. True, this often is the case. But this is not the genesis of such crimes, nor is this a permanent solution. Punishment can only be a superficial and short term deterrent. We need to look deeper. Why people act so violently even without any provocation? Who gave them licence to kill? What needs to change is the racist mindset.

    🫶The society needs to be sensitized to embrace diversity. We need to foster empathy, the ability to be aware of the feelings of others and imagine what it would be like to be in their position (or in their shoes). Empathy lays the groundwork for positive relationships, a peaceful and harmonious world.

    ⁉️Who will do this? On whom lies the great onus?

    I leave you here with these questions. One mindful moment at a time –✨

    “I’d love to hear your thoughts or answers—just leave them in the comments!”🗫

    ⋙Next blog is about strategies that can foster and promote empathy among children so that they live in a safer world🌍