Nassim Ismaila

A paradox can be defined as a self contradictory statement which can only be true if it's false and false if it's true, it relates to a state where one is logically compelled to contradict ones self, in essence a paradox leaves one in a mental state of puzzlement if one was in fact right when one thought they were wrong and vice versa. A 'catch 22' is a paradoxical situation where one can not escape because of contradictory rules, rules that have been setup by individuals who are believed to have reached a degree of 'perfection' so much so that rules made are enforced, irrespective of the situation that is created from the enforcement of such rules, individuals are in fact not able to fight these rules not because they lack the will power or resources to, but fighting it actually means accepting it. 'catch 22' connotes that the inventors of it (catch 22) have created random rules to justify their own abuse of power. A simple common example of a catc...

"The world is changing, I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth, I smell it in the air, much that once was is lost, for non now live who remember it" _ Lord Of The Rings- the fellowship of the rings - 2001. Emphasis can not be over stated on the awareness of the growing rate of depression in this century, depression here being ‘a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity’ a depressed person is plagued by ‘sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy’. But why is there an increase in this abnormal mental state? Is it the advancement in data collection that has been acquired over the centuries that has brought this into light being that it’s not an increase but the same statistics only now known because the means of data collection and collation has been upgraded or advanced? Or perhaps it is indeed a growing enigma that needs to be studied and understood from its root cause? And if so what is the root cause for the rise i...