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As times change so too the problems! The digital era has its own peculiar issues to deal with. One such is the prevalence of 'body shaming' without a prick of conscience. A couple of days back I was shocked to hear an actor with political allegiance or better with a change of political allegiance mocking the differently-abled to score some political points against his opponents. This takes place everywhere and it has become the tool in the hands of a few whom 'evolution or better sense is yet to take hold of.'  The advent of Internet brought forth immense possibilities to interact with people, to share views and to be enriched at all levels. While body shaming has been in practice from time immemorial in many ways -  think of the way the Africans were treated in the past; they were considered not to possess 'souls' - it has grown leaps and bounds in the technocratic world.  Monica Lewinsky who was a victim of online humiliation after the Clinton affair cam

Sometimes these things keep coming to my mind! Perhaps, this is the sign that I am not dead still alive and can think too! If God doesn’t give it upon me, why should I? All that I need is God. If God alone becomes the point of reference everything else becomes light and easy. How foolish to run from pillar to post trying to reform oneself. It doesn’t work. When the greatest is within He takes care of everything. The strength of one’s character is manifested in the forcefulness of words. Where there is no character there could be sophistry but not force. Character, I believe, is the result of habits – virtues in the Aristotlenian language. Habits either form or break us. Although I am a Christian I do not let it affect my daily life. Leadership is a vocation. It has to be so. Otherwise, it is an occasion to usurp power. No one in his right mind would like to embark on a journey without a destination in mind. We know how we would call the person if there is