Written by, May 18 -- Monalisa Changkija

At any given point in time, life has never been easy, but it wasn't all suffering and sacrifice all the time. Civilizations and countries have lived through peaceful, prosperous and glorious eras at different points in their histories despite dark clouds hovering on the horizon. History shows that peaceful, prosperous and glorious times in different parts of the globe across different centuries are mainly due to the quality of leadership, which includes moral compass, empathy and solidarity with the people, vision for the future wherein the arts, sciences, commerce and culture flourish, rights, liberties and freedom are highly valued and fiercely protected and defended, laws are humane and stringe...