Photo by sergio souza on Unsplash National pride is one common factor that binds all its citizens together.  The definition of the word says: Patriotism or national pride is the feeling of love, devotion, and sense of attachment to a homeland and alliance with other citizens who share the same sentiment. Why do we indulge in it? Simply because it makes us feel happy, to see positive change. Makes us feel happy to see collective progress as a large group of people unanimously feel the same sentiment. It also validates the feeling of Collectivism. But do we wonder what is the cause of national pride for different countries? Some nations have been built over the years and dramatically transformed into great civic countries. They enjoy a sense of civic pride. At the same time, there are countries where there are more reasons to feel proud of ethnicity and history than civic developments. It is important to understand what is the reason for our national pride. Are we having all the right r

  I read this book - The gutsy girl by Caroline Paul and obviously, I am inspired. "Gutsy Girl" will resonate with everyone ( more so women) who were ever told, they couldn't or shouldn't... but then they went on to do it, anyway. The book revolves around encouraging girls to take on a life of adventure and have fun because after all when you look back on your life, an eventful one will feel better than a perfect one. There is no denying that adventures throw challenges that only teach you how you navigate through them, making you less and less averse to hairball situations. "I have the butterflies in my stomach. I don't know why but I go looking for them"                 - Said every brave, happy, successful woman Pic courtesy: The Gutsy Girl by Caroline Paul, Illustration by Wendy Macnaughton While the illustration of the flow chart is to help our mind decide if we should jump off the cliff, quite literally, I am looking at it metaphorically. Isn't