3°C Is Not a Projection. It Is an Indictment.

“History will not judge you by your speeches, but by the livability of the planet you leave behind. Act with the urgency science demands — or accept responsibility for the suffering that follows.” When the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change warned that Europe must prepare for up to 3°C of warming by 2100,... Continue Reading →

When Innocence Asks Hard Questions

Vulnerability isn’t weakness — it’s the doorway to truth. And sometimes, the bravest answers come from the quietest hearts. — A Note for Parents Children notice far more than we often realize. Long before they have the words to describe cruelty, injustice, or emotional harm, they sense it — through tone, behavior, exclusion, and the... Continue Reading →

“Children’s bodies and immune systems are still developing, leaving them more susceptible to disease and environmental pollutants,” said Lancet Countdown executive director Nick Watts. “The damage done in early childhood lasts a lifetime. Without immediate action from all countries climate change will come to define the health of an entire generation.” You’d think we’d do everything... Continue Reading →

dialog with oneself

“Reading is a dialog with oneself; it is self-reflection, which cultivates profound humanity. Reading is therefore essential to our development. It expands and enriches the personality like a seed that germinates after a long time and sends forth many blossom-laden branches. People who can say of a book, 'this changed my life' truly understand the... Continue Reading →

the road to human progress

“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development, an essential complement to investments in roads, dams, clinics and factories. Literacy is a platform for democratization, and a vehicle for the promotion of cultural... Continue Reading →

ask the women and children…

There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child.” - Frank A. Clark *** “When men talk about defense, they always claim to be protecting women and children, but they never ask the women and children what they think” - Pat Schroede

mother-child relationship is paradoxical…

The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent.” - Erich Fromm

children by nature are keen…

Children, by nature, are keen, passionate and curious. What was referred to as laziness is often merely an awakening of sensitivity, a psychological inability to submit to certain absurd duties, and a natural result of the distorted, unbalanced education given to them. This laziness, which leads to an insuperable reluctance to learn, is, contrary to... Continue Reading →

other’s children…

"War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children." - President Jimmy Carter (1924 - )

purest form of a human being…

"Whenever we think of children, the first thing that comes to our mind is innocence and naivety.  A child is the purest form of a human being as he is not yet moulded by the harsh realities of life. All his activities bring forth his true feelings and he is not bothered about what people... Continue Reading →

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