We need to listen to hear out the unuttered echoes to raise our voice for them. I got time for a single mother who effortlessly cleans and keeps my workplace tidy. She told me that she doesn’t get her clothes ironed by the company or receive food, like the men in the same place do. She is choiceless, unprivileged, and obliged to abide by the rules of the management and does not have the privilege to speak up. She also told me that people working there for more than twenty years did not have an issue with this. This got me thinking, do all of us ‘actually’ have the freedom to speak up? If she did speak up, she would have possibly lost her job, leaving her with no money to send back to her fourteen-year-old son in Nepal. We are always told to raise our voices against injustices and not tolerate such discrimination against us. If she left her job due to this, would she get another offer? Or have a black mark on her record because she ‘spoke up’?

It’s 2022, and we have come a long way in terms of gender discrimination, but it is painful to hear about such meekly lived miserable lives around us. To resolve gender inequality problems, we need everyone to be involved and not just women, it’s a human right, not a female right!

Guest Post by Megna Rajagopal

How many students or working professionals take time off for themselves? I’ve heard people proudly tell me that they work from 8 AM and reach home back only at 9 PM. Is productivity working for these set amount of hours? And why is working for so long glorified?

Well, productivity is not the set amount of hours we stay in the office or university, it is the
ability to make the most use of your workday. It requires us to be deliberate about how we
manage our time. Well, in the 21st century, thanks to Covid-19, we discovered new modes of
work that could be far better than traditional ones. I prefer working from home, what do you think?

I have seen many online posts telling me to sign up for online courses, learn a new skill and
use my extra time productively. While this is certainly helpful, being productive can be extremely stressful. I’m sure people who already go through stress and anxiety might find it hard to be productive even during their free time. The glorification of being busy does not make this any easier.

I think that trying to do everything at once and taking up too many tasks will have a negative impact, as opposed to taking things slowly. As much as productivity is important, taking it slow and giving importance to rest and our mental health are equally important. Taking too much on our plate, more than we can handle will eventually, lead to burnout. On average, people who say that they have significant work-based stress problems sleep thirty minutes less per night compared to those who have less or no work-based stress.

What about procrastination? We all do that, don’t we? Statistics say that 95% of the population procrastinates from time to time.

Did you know that it can make you more productive? It helps you to set goals, prioritize them, save time, and work more efficiently and creatively. It’s always good to know how to procrastinate productively!

Now, how to maximize our strengths? Make a list of what you know you are good at. Think about
your hidden talents. Examine how to use your strengths more, and try to teach others. I know it’s simple to say, but it might take time and effort to accomplish it, but in the end, it’s worth it!

On the way to an eternal existence or a meekly lived extinction? A question that I always use to self interrogate at the end of the day, where I analyze the choices that I have chosen and the decisions I have taken. Well, if you wish to be remarkable irrespective of your age, live remarkable this very moment. And if your choices have turned out to be the wrong one, never regret it, it’s another traveled milestone where we are ought to learn from and bring a change the next time. BEST OF LUCK WITH THE DIVERSE EVOLUTION WITHIN YOURSELF!

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More than five dozen countries call for safety of people wishing to leave Afghanistan. Let’s pray for the goodness, prosperity, health and safety for our brothers and sisters struggling to fight their vulnerability and helplessness.

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