Being in a Prison with the Key
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Building a New 'We' For the Nation
Building a New 'We' for the Nation M Nadarajah | Published on 16 Jul 2011, Malaysiakini Recently, I had to go to IJN to be with my brother-in-law who recently went through open-heart surgery to replace a faulty valve in his heart. He was in ICU.As my trip was from PJ during peak hours, I had time to chat with the taxi driver - something I normally do with drivers who are friendly and willing to chat.Most of the time, such conversations lapse into topical political issues, race relations, the economic situation and sometimes, personal challenges. This time it led to conversation on Bersih and what it stood for. He was completely for it, showing a lot of knowledge about it. He thought Bersih is for everyone. In fact, he also educated me on the fact that EDSA, the peaceful revolution in Philippines in the late 80s that saw the removal of the Marcos regime, also extensively used the symbolic import of the yellow colour. So I asked him if he would participate in the ev...
Narcissistic Personality Disorder Or...
Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Some telling excerpts: "Lack of empathy is one of the most striking features of people with narcissistic personality disorder." "Narcissists do not consider the pain they inflict on others; nor do they give any credence to others' perceptions." "This lack of empathy is so foreign to us--even some animals show evidence of empathy--". ---Sad, to say the least! Even some animals have more insight into the feelings of others, than these people do. Source Another reading of this image (positive) -- self examination, looking into ourself, finding internal pathways to change ourselves...
