Life with Las B...

 It's interesting to note the extent of indoctrination on people. And how much affects them. So I was watching DW documentary on North Korea and I am torn between understanding their lifestyle and trying to respect their culture. As we probably know by now, the human mind is the greatest asset we have. Once you mess with the mind, both literally and otherwise, the person is lost. So from the documentary that spanned over the period of 8 years (due to restricted movements), I discovered that they are programmed into a certain way from thinking from a very young age. Their childhood education consists of learning Maths, Sports and singing. Yeah, they sing about the glory of the nation and how great their leader is. Azin, they chant the songs all the time, without getting tired of it at all. Another peculiar attribute of them is the stature and pictures of the leaders littered across the country. And that's not all. You always acknowledge the pictures/statutes anywhere you see the

  On Solitude/Loneliness... I think we need to get to the point where we can fully understand the difference between solitude and loneliness... I am someone who thrives in solitude. I prefer my own company more often than not. Hell, since the lockdown, I've been cooped up inside the house without any inkling to go out whatsoever. So much so that my father thought I was having a young-adult crisis. However, that's not the case at all. Like, I don't miss anything/anybody enough to want to go and visit them. And I don't lack for communication too much to want to meet people. It's not as if I'm even that active on WhatsApp, I hardly reply statuses of people. Neither have I ever posted, "I am bored" I never get bored or tired of my own company. And as far back as I was a toddler, it was this way. I remember not liking visiting the neighbours but I had to go cos my sister was going. And being older how, I hate anything that will send me to market, a