U2’s “Where the Streets Have No Name” is more than a rock song — it’s a cry for transcendence. Bono imagines a place where identity, class, and faith no longer divide us; where names and boundaries dissolve into something pure and infinite. Born from the streets of Belfast and the deserts of Ethiopia, it becomes a universal hymn for freedom — spiritual, emotional, and human. The music itself seems to climb toward heaven, mirroring our own yearning to break free from limitation and live in a world, or a state of being, where the streets truly have no name.
The Uncertainty of It All
I wish I had the certainty of a loverThat his beloved is it. I wish I had the certainty of…
The Repetitions Called Life
How many things we repeatDay after dayAlmost untiringly;This constant needTo keep replenishingAmidst this evanescence,Never questioning;How mysterious?
14 Sayings of Mine
“Mothers do us a great disservice by making us start believing in love.” “A little bit of affection and friendship is all…
Why Sonam Wangchuk Matters: The Moral Compass of a Nation
Sonam Wangchuk stands as a moral compass in a time when dissent is under siege. In our co-authored piece for The Wire, we argue that his peaceful resistance—anchored in Gandhian ideals and ecological wisdom—embodies the conscience of modern India. Wangchuk’s fasts and climate-focused activism are not acts of rebellion but acts of restoration: of truth, environment, and democracy itself. His story is a mirror to the nation’s soul, reminding us that silence is complicity, and courage is the truest form of love for one’s country.
The World is in Your Mind – Subjective Idealism
The whole world is in your mind. Ask yourself how and where you know that your body is there? Obviously…
The puzzle of the ‘idiot savant’
Even now, when we operate with the more inclusive category of neurodivergence as opposed to pathology, savantism’s rarity and precocity…
When I first Came to the US two Political Issues Unexpectedly Disturbed Me
by Pranab Bardhan, an Emeritus Professor at Berkeley, with main interest in Political Economy, Global Affairs with special focus on…
Glorious World by Hermann Hesse
I feel it again and again, no matterWhether I am old or young:A mountain range in the night,On the balcony…
The Paradox
God sent us hereOn this earthTo be human(and humane?). But we are anxiousTo get to heavenTo be Godlike. We forgetTo…