Postmodernism in A to Z

It’s April of 2024 and Day 16 of the A to Z challenge. This year I am doing the theme of ‘26 Moments’ on my blog. I plan to pull out A to Z parts from diverse set which are more than just the parts and possibly describe the world of their own.  It can be a wonder, an invention, a community, the philosophy, a thought, a lead, a culture, a design, or basically anything that would make one wonder and ponder on.  26 imperfect petite flashes that are amongst and around us.

My everyday will have a selection, description, an eight line poem followed by an interpretation.

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Day 16: Postmodernism

The reason I love sociology theories is that they are not easily understood in one read and each theory has several interpretations. A lot of research goes by for each theory and off-course leading a pathway to several new discoveries and inventions. Postmodernism claims that due to globalization traditional theories of how a society works is no longer adequate to explain the postmodern life. We need a new way of thinking, beliefs, ideas, style of living etc. It questions the grand narratives and elements of the modern life. It is a way of thinking about culture, art, philosophy and everything that is attached to life and living. It says that knowledge is always made or invented and there is no real truth. The theory says that one must not make other believe what they believe in, and that is way of powering over them. The theory denies the existence of all definitive principles and that is enough to encourage one to discover the new truths of life.

AI generated image for the context

Poem:
In the way of living:
If there is one,
Beliefs and opinions,
Thoughts and truths,
Everything will be questioned.
For the search of new,
It is the way of living.
Is it the way of the living?

While we question and move on, we fail to understand and fall back. Will the modern thinkers be even pinch and sprinkle of what we had in classic times? Where are we failing?

Joie de Vivre in A to Z

It’s April of 2024 and Day 10 of the A to Z challenge. This year I am doing the theme of ‘26 Moments’ on my blog. I plan to pull out A to Z parts from diverse set which are more than just the parts and possibly describe the world of their own.  It can be a wonder, an invention, a community, the philosophy, a thought, a lead, a culture, a design, or basically anything that would make one wonder and ponder on.  26 imperfect petite flashes that are amongst and around us.

My everyday will have a selection, description, an eight line poem followed by an interpretation.

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Day 10: Joie de Vivre

Joie de vivre is a French word meaning joy of living, frequently used by many other language speakers, especially English. The causal usage dates back to 17^th century and its literary usage in 19^th century. The word brings out the keen or buoyant enjoyment of life. The word captures the essence of enjoyment, delight, joyfulness, cheerfulness, etc. It defines the person who is in the moment of enjoying life in cheerful and spirited way. The word also means that one has to find delight in simply living one’s life. Be it joy of daily work, routine, conversation, meals, or anything that one is up to and that is part of their daily living. It is about making joy as philosophy of life.  

Pronunciation: ZHWAA” + “duh” + “VEEV” + “ruh”

Poem:
Moments of love,
In conversations,
Moments of pureness,
In acts of living,
Moments of sincerity,
In the parts of doing,
That joy,
Is healing.

We all want to live in the moments of satisfactions. Our everyday challenges are our moments of joy. The joy, the happiness, isn’t coming later. It is here, every moment.

Project May 2023

Project May is my yearly secret project which happens all through the month. The month where I make the best of every single day. It’s the project that is close to my heart. The whole objective of this project is to live. To live in the true essence of it. Like I always say,

Other than travels, food, movies, meeting people, unexpected and living it out, May is so much more than that. May is about knowing that there is more than what we think there is. May is about making new moves. May is about every feel-good. May is about being self. May is new. May is a celebration. May is May.

Well, I am really looking forward to see what this year of May has in the basket. I will be moving to a new city for my internship and I hope it will open me every and more new possibilities. Well, there is something as well that I am about to explore. More, in my diary that I log everyday!

May Project

I have not posted any resolutions for the month of May for the very specific reason that the entire month is a celebration. It’s been a few years since I have been doing project-may and most of it is personal and secret within a closed book. For me, it’s about living the entire month and making the most of it.

The Diary that holds everything from May-Project

Travels, food, movies, meeting people, unexpected and living it out, May is so much more than that. May is about knowing that there is more than what we think there is. May is about making new moves. May is about every feel-good. May is about being self. May is new. May is a celebration. May is May.

I guess I have already said enough about the secret project!