My neighbourhood is blessed with lot of children; sometimes when I watch them playing I often remember when I was like them. I could remember vividly my days as a boy. Then, I always took the lead role in most games especially while playing with tires (rolling bike tires around the street). I have a specially modified one which other children crave to play with; the feeling then was like the one who owns a Bugatti Veyron in this present day. I always protect my tire at all costs and wouldn’t all...

All of us dream of a better world- better education, health, safety and security, progress of humanity, love and peace, economic welfare and so and so on. But, what is the key in bringing this about? How can we solve the problems our world is facing? How can we be able to tap into our creative intuitive inside of us? How can we unlock our potential locked deep inside of us?The key is education. But, I feel this key has gotten old and rotten. I think education should be redesigned so it can help...

It’d be great if you could do anything in the world without feeling fear or any negative feelings. Unfortunately, these feelings are instilled in us from a young age (e.g. “Don’t do that or this will happen”). Eventually, you become so cautious that instead of taking action, you seek permission and confirmation. This is a belief that eventually becomes unconscious and automatic in us as we grow older – even though you probably don’t even know that it’s controlling you and everything you do. Over...

I am a ghost of this old grim-looking four-story building who has seen struggles of this institution through times. I have witnessed a lot of students pour their efforts and faith to learn. I have heard the cries of joy every time they win in competitions; the proud announcements of achieving the national and international standards; and the silent, but piercing accusations blamed at anyone, but themselves. I am the ghost lurking in the hallway of the ground floor, watching students as th...

This summer feels hotter than last year. Nowadays, I am easily exhausted because of the heat. Currently, in Seoul, the number of tropical nights is increasing continually every year. I often go to a coffee shop to avoid the heat. Sometimes, I often see a heap of disposable cups in the trash of these coffee shops. When I see the rubbish heap, I usually think of ‘How many trees are sacrificed to make them?’. I have a one question for you. Do you know about the hidden danger of disposable cups?To s...

Feel proud to be yourself!In the colors of life don't mix yourself in it.Have your own identity.A great example lies in the sky full of stars. Be different like a moon.In a garden, be the flower everyone notices. Feel proud of who you are.Be proud of your home.Live as a first class citizen.Break the chains of 'isms'.Make the world a better place. And if you fail...Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again.You are born unique why die as a copy. “ Be yourself; everyone else is alr...

A week ago, I watched a movie named ‘I feel pretty’, directed by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein. The story follows the character, Renee. Renee is a person who has very low self-confidence. However, one day Renee has an accident and since then, starts to see herself very pretty. From this point on, Renee's life changes dramatically. She begins treating people with dignity wherever she goes, and succeeds to join a company that she wanted to work for for a very long time. Eventually Renee realize...

Dear World, This is a letter from a young Moroccan girl who writes to you on the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOUTH: Yesterday I turned 23 years old, and as I look back to the past years, I realized that I haven’t reached my full potential. I deal with a lot of problems, and encounter many obstacles, prejudices and stereotypes about what I can and cannot achieve as a girl. All of my achievements and successes are’t handed to me on a golden plate, but are the results of a great deal of resilience, pe...

“Enjoy your youth, you’ll never be younger than you are at this very moment”Let us start this discussion with a reminder that time is valuable, and today, matters more than yesterday, or tomorrow. Let us not hesitate to believe that our past cannot hold us back, for the future. Youth have been the inception of all things great – over the years, we see youth, not only behind the scenes, but at the frontlines of change.If youth are the trustee of prosperity, then why can’t they be provided the com...