“When Calls A Promise:
I made a promise to someone that I would protect humankind with my life - that I would let no savagery, no prejudice, no sectarianism tear my people apart - that I would spend every breath of my life in uniting my people - the people of earth. And my very existence is the living manifestation of that promise.
Don't make promises that you know not whether you will be able to keep, but once you do make a promise, keep it at all cost, even at the cost of your life, which is exactly the kind of promise I made - to give my life in the unification of humankind.
Initially I thought I would achieve that by erasing the religious barriers amongst people. Hence, in the beginning I wrote ceaselessly on religion, but as I kept studying the tenets of the society, I came to realize that the barriers amongst people have invaded every aspect of life and society, much beyond the mere traditional bounds of religion - they have invaded the very lifeblood of society and have been tearing the society apart from inside out.
I came to realize that the religion of the future is not going to be christianity, islam, judaism or any such traditional system, rather, the religion of the future is going to be social justice. And the best way to shape the future is to envision it early on and start manufacturing it today. Thus, though initially the primary premise of my work was religion, eventually it acquired much wider and diverse societal roots.
My purpose remains the same, that is, to unite you all, to unite my seven billion sisters and brothers of earth, but I had to make a few changes to my approach based on the need of the time as I kept evolving with my work. I started off as a scientist, but the needs of the society turned me into a reformer.
Society needed not yet another scientist, it needed a reformer scientist, so I became one. All my life my need has been to serve the need of the society - need mark you, not desire. There is a difference between what the society desires and what it really needs. Society may desire for more bigotry, more segregation, more rigidity, more separatism, but that's not what the society needs - a civilized society needs humility, not bigotry - it needs inclusion, not segregation - it needs reason, not rigidity - it needs assimilation, not separatism.”
Source: I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted
“In the ever-evolving landscape of modern workplaces, bias continues to cast an insidious shadow, subtly influencing interactions, decisions, and experiences. While conversations on workplace bias often center around overt discriminatory practices, it is equally essential to shed light on more subtle, nuanced forms of bias.”
Source: Unseen: Unmasking Bias and Embracing Diversity in Our Daily Lives: A Journey into Recognizing and Challenging Our Inherent Biases
“Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are business imperatives not social responsibility.”
Source: HR Mastermind
“The show is meant to encompass the universe and has infinite potential, so why should it be focused around representing only certain kinds of people? The show has made increasing efforts towards diversity and inclusion and making fans feel seen, but so much work is yet to be done.”
Source: Adventures Across Space and Time: A Doctor Who Reader
“CRT poses, in essence, a sharply pointed question. What, really, were the chances that the white, propertied men of the early American Republic would set up a judicial and political and economic system that didn’t privilege...white, propertied men? Critical Theorists would say those chances would be, approximately, . . . zero.”
Source: Woke: An Evangelical Guide to Postmodernism, Liberalism, Critical Race Theory, and More
“Our Filters are what we need to pay attention to, yet they are what many of us are oblivious to.”
Source: Thinking at the Speed of Bias: How to Shift Our Unconscious Filters
“The vital question we each need to ask ourselves is not if but when and where I am contributing to disparities in my profession, in my system, in my community?”
Source: Thinking at the Speed of Bias: How to Shift Our Unconscious Filters
“We think we are in conscious control and are making our own decisions when, in actuality, we aren’t.”
Source: Thinking at the Speed of Bias: How to Shift Our Unconscious Filters
“We mistakenly believe our cultural behaviors are the good, right, and respectful behaviors. What convinces us of that misperception? Our Filters.”
Source: Thinking at the Speed of Bias: How to Shift Our Unconscious Filters
“A different vantage point gives us new information, and with that information we can begin to change our approach.”
Source: The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in the World