“Putting Someone In Their Place”…Nepalese Style
If only a human being were reducible to a stereotype...if only a human being could be completely defined by the mere social construct of social status...if only.
If only a human being were reducible to a stereotype...if only a human being could be completely defined by the mere social construct of social status...if only.
Education is for freedom: freedom from the constraints of having to think, having to subscribe to attitudes and having to behave in ways dictated by the culture and society one is born into (whether in Nepal or elsewhere); freedom from the socioeconomic shackles one is born into if born into a low socioeconomic context in countries like Nepal and others.
The embedded video is that of the presentation I gave at Thames International College in Kathmandu. I talked about dreams, humanity, compassion, international understanding, peace and making life meaningful to a small auditorium full of students doing their undergraduate studies in Social Work.