Miah Learns to Write

Photo by Compare Fibre on Unsplash I know the title sounds clickbait-y but hear me out. It is actually possible to become fluent in a language within the span of 90 days. Learning a language has become easier nowadays with the abundance of resources available online. But I would also like to clarify that becoming fluent in a language does not equate becoming proficient or having a certain mastery over it. It only means that you may be able to speak the language without stuttering as much. However, it doesn't follow that by being able to do that, you would be able to understand a native completely. That's just not possible in that span of time. I would say it would take at least five years of constant learning in the language or full immersion to the language as well as the culture surrounding that language in order to become completely fluent and have some proficiency in that language. Don't expect to speak and think like a native in a certain language after spending a year...

Photo by Kostiantyn Li on Unsplash I am all too familiar with the signs of burnout: you find no reason to get up out of bed, nothing you do seems meaningful, there is no joy in doing even the things that you used to love, and a heavy feeling of restlessness and despair. The causes of burnout can differ from person to person. For me, being a results-oriented individual, when things that I do bear no visible progress or when I can't seem to understand what I'm doing wrong that's causing the results to be far from expectations, I start to become disheartened, discouraged, and despairing. I lose my sense of meaning in what I'm doing, and it just doesn't motivate me anymore to keep putting an effort because I feel like my efforts aren't being rewarded. So, having experienced that so many times, I sort of understand what I need to do when I go through it and how I can get out of it. These four things may not be effective for everyone, but they can be a good start to r...

Photo by CDC on Unsplash As a follow-up to my previous article titled " 7 Reasons Why Children Should Listen to Their Parents ", I have decided to write about certain scenarios when the command for children to obey may be overridden. I'm not advocating for children rebelling against their parents because that's a clear violation of the command, but it's very easy to abuse authority when you simply quote the Bible without studying the proper context and thinking it through logically. Again, I believe that children should obey their parents, but I would like to talk about the exceptions and other possible scenarios when children don't have to obey their parents. Please do not misunderstand. The reason why I wanted to write this article was because it has come to my attention that there are cases when it might be confusing for children on what to do. This is also to remind parents that, just as much as the LORD has given a command for children, He also gave a cor...