I experience therefore I am

Most job application criteria require experience apart from formal qualifications. I have wondered why this is necessary especially when someone is applying for the job for the first time? Unless a person has a job, it is impossible to get the necessary experience.  
Philosopher Aristotle compared the mind of an infant to a blank clay tablet, "tabula rasa" on which experiences leave their mark. This could be applied to adults as well because experience is the best teacher in life. Growing up is a journey that we have to undertake every day of our lives and this journey will bring ample opportunities to experience the specific way of life. As we journey this life, our life is a blank clay tablet that has to be written as we experience situations and instances in life. It is important for any one of us to go through this journey as it unfolds. There are bad and good experiences as the consequence of learning, however, the goal of this journey of experience must be a good experience. The majority of people experience good things in life and this is crucial for our growth and for our happiness. 
The experience leads to knowledge and knowledge and not vice versa. Knowledge from the experience helps us to perform and conduct ourselves well. For instance, unless one has experience of heat, one will fail to recognize the fire. Experience teaches us lessons in life; lessons to cope with life and persevere in endeavors. Our mind craves to have positive experiences and rightly so we will have ample opportunities to fulfill this craving. Despite the negative experiences we can choose to embrace only positive experiences because it is in positive experiences we find our happiness. 3
We could experience pain in the form of feelings in the mind. This painful experience will make us resilient towards the specific situation and help us to cope with it. On the other hand, joyful experiences will propel us to strive to stay in that experience and also help us to constantly seek positive experiences in life. This is important for our existence and a form of the coping mechanism of life without which we will find ourselves delusional or psychotic. Experience conditions our behavior in life. For instance, a criminal commits a crime due to his past experiences of life and most criminals have a negative experience in their early life. 
We experience there we exist and if not for the experience we would be fish out of water. This is one of the important reasons why employers look for experience from the candidates of job. Basically, employers are seeking the knowledge they gained from the experience at the job. It is crucial that we gain as much experience as possible in our everyday lives. Let us strive to experience so that we can cope with life and learn traits of life. 

Near Yet Far: A Pandemic to Remember

 COVID-19 Pandemic has created havoc globally. There are several studies that have been conducted as relates to the physical and psychological effects of Pandemic. Those effects are devastating and will remain for many years to come. Economic devastation is mindboggling and will take years to recover from this economic fall. Ample ink has been spilled on these topics of immediate concern and hence, states and organizations have come forward to address them with almost hastily. Therefore, I would like to focus our attention on two other aspects of human need and they are social and spiritual effects.

The human need to interact and mingle with others is necessary for our growth and evolution. Peaceful coexistence is possible if all persons engage in proper social contacts. The growth of the child largely depends on the society where children learn the traits of life and besides they gain knowledge from each other's experience. Likewise, adults socialize at work or otherwise which bonds them to live peacefully and hence evolve as whole human beings. Spouses and family members feel the effects of social distancing to reduce the spread of the virus. Family members are skeptical to touch each other which is natural because families want to protect each other. These effects are serious and will have a longlasting impact on individual growth. These impacts also might lead to human disasters such as enmity, quarrels, and alienation of others. Persons treat others with less dignity and respect due to distancing. Touch plays a significant role in the physical and psychological growth of individuals. This basic sense of touch has been curtailed due to the virus. It might take years to break this new normal of untouchability. 

Humans are spirit and body. Spiritual needs of humans fulfill other needs that are tangible. Although spiritual needs are not merely religious based but also inner peace emanating from the conscious. For many person spirituality rooted in religions as an impact on human growth and evolution. Worship places have been shut their doors. Persons have been denied access to their worship places by this deadly virus. Their right to a relationship with God has been trampled and destroyed. This will have effects on families and society. The relationship between God, humans, and the environment has been disturbed and will take years to bring them to perfect unity. The distance has been widening as the COVID virus is taking its toll around the world. Many have lost their loved ones and in retrospect, they have asked questions such as 'where is God?, why God is silent? why is God allowing this? is there, God?' 

In conclusion, I suggest that all of us reflect, ponder, and share our own struggles in fighting this virus. Human growth depends on all aspects such as physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and environmental. As our healthcare workers strive to help in combating this deadly virus, I urge everyone to focus on life and growth holistically. Help those who are struggling with their social and spiritual relationships. It is crucial to focus on these aspects so that humans grow and evolve as a perfect human person. The human being is possible only through a blend of all essential aspects. I appeal to find ways and means to bring this blend and help each other in this noble task. 

LGBTQ

I have not written anything so far on this topic but I have been pondering and wondering how to put it across what's in my heart. Therefore I came across this shirt conclusion from an article written by Mr Oliver on Daijiworld. It summarises the whole article on homosexuality. Don't ask me whether I am pro or against but I accept every person as they are and not as I want to them to be. Perception is the key in every aspect of our experience. Perception propels us to act in a certain manner in our lives. Our perception is influenced and formed by the external force such as religion, laws, rights, scientific research, history etc. I want to think that every one of us must check our perception before we judge others. When we judge others we project ourselves as perfect beings. I want to believe that no one is perfect except God.

Sex and sexuality are not who we are. “I am gay,” or, “I am straight,” or, “I am bisexual” is not our identity.

We hear friends cheering someone’s homosexuality as “great”. In what way is being gay/lesbian; or, even being straight a great thing? What we do with our bodies is not what defines us. So many have understood this and have embraced a life of celibacy – the saints, the priests, the nuns, and the ‘sanyasis’, while some simply choosing to remain single.

A man could marry a woman who is considered a sex symbol. But, what happens if a few years later an accident puts her in a wheelchair; or, due to an illness, she is not able to give him that “happiness”?

The Bible says God has made us in His image and likeness. It is, therefore, troubling to see human beings using animals to support their sexual behaviour.

Jesus Christ led a perfect life and remained celibate during his earthly sojourn. If our sexuality defined who we are, then He would have entered into some conjugal relationship to demonstrate its absolute essentiality.

Homosexuals can hate God all they want; some can even say that He does not exist, but there is no denying the truth that homosexual behaviour is extremely unsafe and equally dangerous.

As for whether you are a man or a woman, the reality is in your biology. There are an estimated 75-100 trillion cells in a human body; and, the ‘male’ or ‘female’ signature appears in every single cell. The sex of a baby is imprinted in the DNA at the time of conception itself - no technology on Earth can change that. Thoughts, feelings and perceptions are not stamped in the DNA – they develop and constantly change as the child grows.

If you think you are someone you are biologically not, then it has something to do with your perception. There is not a single test to confirm if a boy is actually a girl (or vice versa), except taking the person’s word for it. Even if you were to walk into a police station and tell the cops that you are a murderer; you would be required to prove it. The way things are: feelings cannot change physical reality.

Even after sex-change surgeries, potentially harmful, synthetic hormonal treatments must continue for life. They are a constant reminder that you are trying to become someone you are not. How can you ever get around something that is so logically counter-intuitive?

If an anorexic woman, weighing 35 kilograms walks into a clinic and persistently tells the doctor that she is overweight; the doctor will not put her through liposuction, or weight loss treatment. Similarly, if a girl - suffering from Body Integrity Identity Disorder - walks into a clinic with perfectly functioning legs and insists that those are not her legs and she wants them amputated, the doctor will not oblige her. In both cases, the doctor will recommend the patients for psychotherapy.

However, if an 18-year-old girl, who identifies as a man, persistently tells the same doctor that she needs a double mastectomy; he is required to put her through complex hormonal treatments and transform her surgically.

In all the cases, the conditions are psychological, but miraculously transgenderism is considered a biological condition.

Our perceptions are influenced by our environment and they are in constant flux. That is why it is so critical to apply logical reasoning when making life’s decisions. You may also want to listen to the testimonies of people who have placed their trust in God and rediscovered their true biological self. Even if you don’t believe in a Creator, the problem is solvable with counselling and psychotherapy alone.

Jesus Christ is not against anyone’s happiness and joy. In fact, He said, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.”

True lasting joy does not come from pleasures outside of God’s will and design. The craving grows as you begin to indulge, but in the end, they leave you empty and frustrated. And, as many have discovered, they come at the cost of pain and suffering. 

CS Lewis (an atheist-turned-Christian) said, “God cannot give us happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.”