Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: the outcry for healing.

As we navigate through our lives, paradox is the very second thread that connects to our lives, next to uncertainty. We tend to find binaries, from literary texts, to dualities of nature, be it the cosmos or a chemistry question. Our lives are spent in making attempts to find meanings amidst these contradictions.
Likewise, the idea of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the world is one family) stems from ancient Indian school of thought but is all about transcending every boundary of limitations that stop us from becoming a unifying force.
It resonates with universal values of human connection, shared responsibilities, and collective well-being, making its relevance felt to all people of all backgrounds in the postmodern world.
At its core, it advocates for universal love, care, compassion and understanding as the key virtues that can lead to the sustainability of the planet as a whole.
Considering the fact that we are members of the human race, at the end of the day, the differences amongst us might have made each nation unique, but in order to align with massive challenges, no other approach can help except the very fabric of shared humanity.
In recent years, the global pandemic served as a testament for the world to function as a family. We might not have been able to curb this ginormous distress without having one another’s back.
The real world out there asks us to break down the walls of prejudice and ignorance, refilling the gaps that divide us. This invokes the strength that lies in unity and what we all were supposed to learn from a poem in our school days, ‘We’re not afraid to die.. if we all can be together.’
The idea thus makes a journey in establishing the bridge from micro to the macrocosm.