The winds of life blow on everyone. The setting of your sail determines your destination.

As a kid, I was late to the video game thing. When Nintendo started popularizing, my cousins were passing down their old Atari to me, and I admit that I loved it! Mrs. Pac Man/Jungle Hunt (is that what it’s called? Where you swing from vine to vine trying not to fall into the swamp?)/Space Invaders/Frogger/Donkey Kong/Some kind of hide and seek game that played “No Place Like Home” in the background/A haunted mansion game that never did work but MAN… I wanted it to so bad!

A box is a place of stereotypes and extremes with nothing in between. It is a mould which passes across a silent but destructive message of limitations and boundaries. It speaks of comfort zones, giving you the virtual feeling that everything is okay even when the reality is different. You picture a box where you have a scenario that says ‘it is either I am able to run or nothing’; notice extreme as a strong feature in there. Who says if you cannot run, you are finished? Have you tried walking? Even if you can not walk, then try crawl, inch or roll but whatever the situation is; make a move. A helpful quote puts it this way “Never get too comfortable in a comfort zone; always remember there is a place called next.” A good grasp of this concept would ensure that you constantly keep yourself out of the box, giving your mind a chance to explore which in turn keeps it open.

A few days ago, several articles about the brain limits have been published in the newspapers around the world. The news is based on a compelling research by the Cambridge University, indicating that humans are reaching a point of not being able to get smarter. Are we smart enough to change it?

Having a resume featuring the knowledge of several languages, while not being instrumental, can be influential in getting chosen for a position. When travelling, understanding several languages is an enabler for a better experience. But there’s a lot more to the knowledge of languages, and in concrete to the bilingualism, that goes over the very practical work or holiday’s advantages.