I Vicdansaadet Speaking Quotes

“The Anti-Stereotype Sonnet

Black is not evil.
White is not trash.
Brown is not illegal.
Muslims don’t crash.
Women ain't weak.
Jews ain't greedy.
Men ain't playboys.
Queer ain't sickly.
Hijab is not oppression.
Hourglass ain't beauty.
Faith is not delusion.
Atheists don't lack morality.
Assumptions only reveal shallowness.
Beyond stereotypes lies humaneness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“The human brain has not evolved to perceive reality, it has evolved to create an illusion of reality. That's why an exciting lie gains more attention than a boring truth.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“To the militant atheist I say, there's more to life than cold facts. And at the same time, to the religious fanatics I say, there's more to life than blind faith.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“Sonnet of Festivals

Christmas isn't about the decorations,
It's about compassion.
Hanukkah isn't about the sufganiyot,
It's about amalgamation.
Ramadan isn't about the feast,
It's about affection.
Diwali isn't about the lights,
It's about ascension.
Our world is filled with festivals,
But what do they really mean?
Celebrating them with cultural exclusivity,
Makes us not human but savage fiend.
Every festival belongs to all of humanity,
For happiness has no religious identity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“Whoever controls the narrative, controls the people.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“Festivals are occasions to empower ourselves in the course of humanity - they are the occasions to rekindle the promise of humanity in our heart - the promise that we keep forgetting in the cacophony of manmade labels.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“A flawless delusion is more appealing to the human mind than a flawed reality.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“A true healer is not the one with magical powers, but the one who does everything in their power to help those in need.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“If we don't learn to break bread with each other, there'll come a day when none of us will have any bread to break.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“Christmas isn’t about the decorations,
It’s about compassion.
Hanukkah isn’t about the sufganiyot,
It’s about amalgamation.
Ramadan isn’t about the feast,
It’s about affection.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“Be attached to the pursuit of truth, not the truth itself, because truth is not something rigid that you can hold on to, truth is an ever-evolving force. And if your mind gets attached to the truth of today, it won't be able to accept the truth of tomorrow, and if your mind doesn't accept the evolution of truth, then it no longer walks on the path of truth, but on the path of ignorance, which only breeds more prejudice and conflicts.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“Society means community, society means unity, society means sacrifice - if these forces run through your body like blood, then only you are a human.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“We may have plenty of pompous ideologies and schools of thought, but if we don't have an everyday concern for our society, then they are all meaningless.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“Christmas isn't about the decorations,
It's about compassion.
Hanukkah isn't about the sufganiyot,
It's about amalgamation.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“Whether there is a supreme almighty, is no concern of mine, all I care about is the upliftment of the humans by the humans - by me, you and by every single creature who calls themselves human.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“People often ask me, "you are not a believer in the common sense of the term, then why don't you call yourself an atheist", I tell them, "that's because atheists place all importance on facts, I place all importance on people". As a scientist, I am very much aware of the value of facts, but facts are never more important than the people, in fact, they are only valuable so long as they serve the welfare of people - in circumstances where facts go against the welfare of the people, a civilized human must always choose people over facts.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“Traditions are part of life, but they must evolve with time, if they don't, they become poison.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“Acceptance is simply love in practice. When you love, you accept, when you lack love, you judge.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“You may have six-pack or an hourglass figure, but that doesn't make you a human, it only makes you an appealing mating partner in the kingdom of human-looking animals, what does make you a human is being a drop of kindness amidst the sea of selfishness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“When I was at university, my dorm was in a red light area. Often after class on my way to the dorm, I would sit with those sisters of mine and listen to their stories and struggles for hours - just listening to them pouring their heart out gave me a kind of uncorrupted bliss that couldn't be explained with human words. You don't need to be a practicing physician or psychiatrist to ease the pain of others, listening to them as a human being crossing prejudice is enough.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“A heart that bleeds for others is the only human heart, all others are mere animal hearts.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“Yesterday's truth made people nationalist, today's truth makes people globalist, tomorrow's truth will make people human.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“I am not left, I am not right, I am only human.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“If a motive is truly human, then by labeling it, you only diminish its outreach and capacities.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“It takes a conscious practice of reason to recognize greatness in the making and shallowness in the limelight.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“The strongest souls are the most broken souls.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“Envision the future that you want as reality and manufacture it out of your blood and sweat.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“If you must measure my wealth, measure it by the minds I lift, not by the money I own.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“I started off as a scientist, but the needs of the society turned me into a reformer.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“The best way to shape the future is to envision it early on and start manufacturing it today.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted