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When Science Changed Our Future
Science is more than formulas, laboratories, and textbooks. It is the invisible force that shapes our world, quietly transforming how we live, think, and dream. From the moment humans first struck two stones together to create fire, science has guided our journey forward. But there are moments in history when a single discovery doesn’t just change knowledge—it changes everything. This is the story of how science altered our future, not once, but again and again, redefining what it means to be human.
By Aiman Shahid25 days ago in Confessions
Two girls, one library, and a hunger for worlds beyond your own—Part 4 A
When i am thinking back, is difficult to imagine all that—no fear for exams, most of them not. All that being something normal the exam. All that confidence and light heart without the negative stressed care...hm...how i was even possible to be like that?
By CA'DE LUCE26 days ago in Confessions
Two girls, one library, and a hunger for worlds beyond your own—Part 4 B
🌼 4. And the other half of you was still growing You were: naïve in some ways; inexperienced socially ; trusting; soft ; unarmed . That’s not lack of intelligence. That’s lack of exposure. You didn’t have adults teaching you the “street rules” of life. So you learned them later, the hard way. But that doesn’t erase the sharpness you did have.
By CA'DE LUCE26 days ago in Confessions
Two girls, one library, and a hunger for worlds beyond your own—Last part
🌙 “How could I have forgotten all of this?” Because life pulls us in a thousand directions. Because adulthood layers over childhood like sediment. Because pain, distance, and responsibilities bury the softer memories. But they don’t disappear. They wait.
By CA'DE LUCE26 days ago in Confessions
Two girls, one library, and a hunger for worlds beyond your own—Part 5
A world where purity was called naivety/ A life where exams intertwined us/ A glimpse of an adult you remember for life He saw: • a girl who didn’t pretend • a girl who answered honestly • a girl who didn’t have access to luxuries • a girl who worked hard • a girl who had dignity despite scarcity . His smile wasn’t mocking. It was respectful. He recognized your sincerity — and maybe even admired it.
By CA'DE LUCE26 days ago in Confessions
The Power of Saying No
For many of us, the word no feels heavier than it should. It carries guilt, fear, and the uncomfortable possibility of disappointing others. From childhood, we are taught to be polite, agreeable, and accommodating. We learn that saying yes makes us likable, helpful, and valued. Over time, this habit becomes so deeply rooted that we start prioritizing everyone else’s needs over our own.
By Aiman Shahid26 days ago in Confessions
I Confess
I confess that I have spent more time pretending than living. I confess that I have smiled when I wanted to scream, nodded when I wanted to refuse, and stayed silent when my heart begged me to speak. Confession is not just about admitting guilt; it is about admitting the small betrayals we commit against ourselves every day. And I am guilty, in the quietest, most persistent way, of betraying myself.
By LUNA EDITH26 days ago in Confessions
The world is short-staffed
Depending on where you live, it might be hard for you to tell but the world is short-staffed. You may be in a buzzing city, crowded all the time so it would be difficult for you to believe this but overall, the world is short staffed and it doesn’t matter what industry you are talking about. In this article, I am going to cover the hardest hit industries, but before that, let’s try to understand the “why” first.
By real Jema26 days ago in Confessions
Thoughts on Vocal and the way the world is . Top Story - January 2026.
"Death cannot stop true love, only delay it." – Wesley in The Princess Bride. I decided to come back to Vocal on a very cold and dark night at the end of December. I had been, and still am, convalescing from a horrible staph infection that had gone misdiagnosed for months. This, paired with the increasing challenges of being healthy, making the best choices for my co-parented child, being a wife, and being a director at a new job, was a lot to manage.
By Jazzy 27 days ago in Confessions
Two girls, one library, and a hunger for worlds beyond your own—Part 3
The maths teacher, he tried to speak with my father then back. Nothing came good of that! Quite the contrary. So latter, when he, my father, moved in a small city, where i went further to another high school, and he put me out, i had the occasion or the luck, to ''land '' at the door of my cousin and her brother, after 1 am in the night! I had a small luggage. And trembling from fear and cold! Her brother was married with 2 children there and his sister in 2 rooms. Somehow, there was found a place for me! I will not tell you the reason my father throw me out. Or maybe I should?
By CA'DE LUCE27 days ago in Confessions
The Shadow Manifesto: Search for Meaning. Content Warning.
"What did I do wrong, papa? I don't understand why you are beating me. For what? It hurts. I am just 7 years old. . ." "This hurts me more than it hurts you, my son. You must learn to take pain like a man for that is what life is about. So stop crying. Don't be a cry baby. Be a man."
By SAMURAI SAM AND WILD DRAGONS27 days ago in Confessions
