Flirting with Wisdom

Adolescent Identity

Some questions are too big to answer all at once — especially when you’re still becoming who you are.

Cultural difference reveals our blind spots — and loosening our grip on what we think we know is part of the learning.

When does a promise expire? And who decides what still counts, years after the moment has passed?

What I saw in Egypt taught me that happiness isn’t about comfort — it’s about connection.

Graciousness is a small gesture — but it holds the power to honour someone else’s joy.

Getting it wrong — and faking it — turned out to be useful. It taught me what real understanding takes, and how hard it is to ask for.

Sometimes the most powerful music is the kind that proves you wrong.

The most unforgettable lessons are often the ones that would never survive a curriculum review.

Even ordinary habits can become objects of worship — and battlegrounds for meaning.