A victim of a war-ravaged past, an auntie in an African orphanage sees history repeating itself in the lives of the children she cares for, and considers life as she looks at a new generation of children dealing with age-old problems.
What are we? Are we but collections of particles or are we something more? How we answer this question has a critical influence on our treatment of fellow human beings.
Even though she has a good life, Maty is forced to cope with her disabilities every day. Sometimes, it causes her to ask hard questions about human value, and her own value in particular.
Do we as humans have any value? How do we determine this value? Is it to be decided according to function and performance? Who gets to have the privilege of determining such value?
In the fast paced Asian culture in which they live, two people consider a potential relationship in light of technology, cultural and family pressure, careers and personal goals.
Everyone wants to flourish and thrive. Yet, many of us don't know what that means or how to accomplish it. What is our purpose, and how does it inform the question of human flourishing?
Though widely varied in principles and degrees, everyone has a sense of morality. As such, whether we like it or not, we end up wrestling with this all too important question - is there a right way to live? If so, based on what?