Hassan Hamdoun

This post idea came about accidentally. I and a friend once had a discussion about the importance of thinking for other people around us: Friends, family, country, national, continent and why not the whole world. Thinking for the benefit of the group is indeed for the benefit of you too. Isn't all about mutual benefit? Isn't development of oneself is inherently linked to the relationship with the community and society around us?.’’Can we prove this ‘’, I asked myself. I seem to be quite confident about this statement for some reason. I am surprise that I have never thought of this before . ‘’So why now? ‘’I thought.  Although consciousness is the common factor amongst all sentient beings, including humans, aspiration in life is a special attribute of a human being. Within ourselves, we have always got aspirations. It is something we are born with. Something that varies in magnitude from person to person. Aspirations keeps us alive, give us the hope t...

'Next station is Cardiff,' I've got to rush to carry my bulky bags out and navigate to the Bristol platform in next '7' mins. Few people behind, for some I can feel the frowning on their faces for the longer time I took to pick everything. In my mind I said: 'No , 'No.' One is going to help'. 'It is the UK at the end of the day', I thought. An Engliah man waiting to collect my bags off the train, one by one.'Paul' from Birmingham. As a complete stranger, had buddied me,carrying the bags in and out of Cardiff and Bristol Parkway stations. Manners? Culture?. Prejudice?. Sometimes, we close ourselves in the shell of culture. Then, use it to justify our actions. This is reflected into our manners. It does become the easy option to stereotype. Stereotyping gives us the sense of superiority which is a psychologically favourited by our self-concious minds. However, this story wouldn't exist in a different culture. Nor it agrees wit...