Stories and Reflections are wonderful exercises for gaining knowledge and wisdom. Here, you can find out about the various suggestions from some of the most beautiful and inspiring cultures.
Franco Basaglia was ahead of his time. This Italian psychiatrist came up with a new, revolutionary approach to psychiatry. In fact, the World Health Organization says that Basaglia’s work is key to understanding psychiatry as it is today. Along with Ronald…
We know all about Joanne Greenberg thanks to the wonderful autobiographical book she published in 1964. Her book became a film titled I Never Promised You a Rose Garden. It shared the testimony of a true and verifiable example of…
A Story from Beyond is how I’ve entitled my first article on human compassion. It’s an emotion that seems to be disappearing. Which is why, every time I witness a kind act, I remain under the impression that I’m witnessing…
In this article, we’re going to talk about a great documentary that premiered on Netflix recently. Period. End of Sentence tells us about the customs, stereotypes, stigmas, and taboos that still surround the lives of women in India today. It’s about…
The case of Sergei Konstantinovich Pankejeff made history under the name “Wolf Man”. His story appeared in a book by Sigmund Freud titled From the History of an Infantile Neurosis. Freud used Pankejeff’s story to support many of his theories. Consequently, his…
The story of the monk and the merchant begins in a humble village. All the inhabitants of the village lived in harmony in spite of their scarce resources. The villagers were kind to each other and had a strong sense…
Most of the problems people have are related to their goals and the steps they have to take to reach them. Most of us have to invest a lot of effort and determination into achieving our goals and we don’t…
In general, people hope that things will go their way. In other words, we build up expectations about how things should be, and how other people should act around us. But when you expect everything and end up with nothing, it…
The story of the sad elephants is one of those true stories that defy fiction. In fact, there are some aspects of what happened that still have no explanation. They just happened and we still have no idea why. It…
