Beauty in living together

 It is said...if we go alone we go fast

               ...if we go together we go further....

Life is a matter of living together. Therefore, it is said that no one can live as an island. For, we are categorized as the social animals and rational animals. The beauty of life is sharing and caring for one another. This gives true meaning to one self and thus sets a platform to make life beautiful oneself and for the others. 

"Ero malato e mi avete visitato"

 On 19th October, 2025 Pope Leo VIX canonized seven saints. It was indeed a historic moment not only for the Church also for the nations to which the respective saints belong. From early morning hours the Vatican squire was packed with faithful from across the world. 

It was first time for me to see such gathering and also the canonization ceremony. I was inspired and touched to see the faith of the people. In fact the Vatican gates were thronged by the faithful from early morning hours. And yet the crowed was swelling over until 10.30 am. The chairs and the place everything was occupied. It is not an exaggeration to say that there was hardly a place to stand for me. Literally, I was standing all the time. The people faith, patronage and enthusiasm was seen as they manifested their love for the beloved saints with flags, symbols, dress, hats and prayers. 

After the ceremony, while I was waiting for bus my attention went to a statue that stops people passing by. I saw a woman who looked at the statue and trying to read the caption and then was tacking a photo of the statue. It was laid on the banks of the river Tiber the near bus stop. "Ero malato e mi avete visitato" In other words "When I was sick, you visited me." The statue speaks volumes for itself of the need of the hour. A poor laying under a blanket sick, hungry, lonely and despair. Who has a heart for the neighbor in this rat race of power, privilege and possession. In deed every human person that we meet day in and day out is having a bundle of problems. There is no one who can escape human frailty. Besides, there are few who less fortunate than you and me who perhaps need our care and attention. Instead of expecting others to serve and care it would be all the more attentive like the Lord who had concern for his people who were like the sheep without the shepherd. May we have heart of the Good Shepherd to love and serve the people in our care. 

Un passo alla volta'...

 'Un passo alla volta' è una frase che mi ripeto in questi giorni. Ovviamente, ci sono molte ragioni per cui questa frase ha risuonato nella mia mente. Detto ciò, vivere in un paese straniero è qualcosa su cui riflettere. Ma nella realtà, non è facile se non sai come affrontare e fare i tuoi studi in una lingua che hai iniziato a conoscere solo pochi mesi fa.

Abbi coraggio e vai avanti con fede in Dio e speranza in un domani migliore. Tuttavia, non ho altra scelta se non ripetermi 'un passo alla volta', perché c'è sempre un domani migliore.

Perso nei miei pensieri..!

Oggi, letteralmente, mi sono detto di 'avere coraggio.' Perché ho bisogno di un po' di coraggio per studiare e capire le mie lezioni senza una conoscenza sufficiente della lingua italiana. Tuttavia, è interessante vedere come ascolto e faccio attenzione ai miei professori di filosofia. E a volte, mi sembra che tutto sia chiaro, ma altre volte mi perdo nei miei pensieri. Per esempio, stamattina non ho capito davvero durante le lezioni. Oh mio Dio, quanti giorni saranno così? Speriamo per giorni migliori che posso capire, parlare e soprattutto per rispondere alle domande. 

Senza la lingua

 Ciao a tutti. La vita nell'UPS è interessante per molti motivi. Innanzitutto, senza conoscere la lingua italiana, è difficile per qualsiasi straniero essere in Italia. Anche per me, è molto difficile comunicare e conversare con gli altri. Immaginate di usare la lingua per i nostri studi subito dopo due o tre mesi di apprendimento. È incredibile vedere come va avanti la vita. La vita nell'UPS senza conoscere la lingua è interessante.

Sono in Italia

 Ciao a tutti. Mi chiamo Naresh. Vengo dall'India, da Hyderabad. Sono salesiano. Sono arrivato in Italia due mesi fa. Devo studiare filosofia per i prossimi tre anni. Ora sto imparando l'italiano, perché è necessario per i miei studi. Sono molto felice di essere qui, ed è un paese fantastico con una storia ricca. Roma è bellissima. Mi piaceva Roma anche prima di vederla. Dopo averla vista, la amo moltissimo.

Intellectual Humility...

 

An Intellectual humility is a quality that ought to be cultivated by every student who desires to learn and grow in life. Humility is not all about humbling oneself before others. It also means putting oneself at the disposal of others to create an ambience to an academic excellence. Well, how does it happen? It happens, when a student has a doubt or needs a better clarification he/she must be humble enough to ask others and thus get to learn. For, learning from others is in no way a shameful thing rather is a good thing to approach others to get things learned. This attitude paves a way for leadership qualities and makes one confident and social. Proximity is all about social learning and social engineering creating a good atmosphere for others in mutual sharing. Therefore, it is a pre-requisite for every diligent student who aspires to go, grow and glow. It is an academic attitude that broadens the mind of a student to other cultures, faiths and languages. Besides, it enables a student to better understand and appreciate the differences regardless of region, race and age. It is a human aptitude that draws each other to share and care as brothers and sisters. Particularly, as students of philosophy it is an indispensable virtue to be inculcated. If we have this virtue, be sure, we become a better version of ourselves while learning to unlearn and unlearn to learn the ropes. After all, life is all about learning. Thus keep the flag ever high as if the sky is your limit in pursuit of Knowledge and wisdom.