Each time when a single hand bathes another, it too
gets cleansed in the process. For this reason, it is out of a warm conviction
that I believe science is never complete until it is communicated and
translated into shared skills among societies. As an individual in
computational material science myself, I too, take honest pleasure in sharing my
knowledge, expertise and skills despite how limited they may seem. Amongst many
of the lessons I have come to learn in life, experience has taught me that sharing
knowledge does not make one lesser, but more informed.
Science not only is an intellectual and often
practical activity that systematically governs the knowledge of what surrounds
existence and life, but is also a gift to humankind. One interesting aspect
about the gift of scientific knowledge is that it appreciates whenever it is
being given away, and it slowly depreciates when kept away from others. If I had
5 extra hours per week, I would devote this time to filling up crevices and
cracks of scientific knowledge through writing brief casual essays about
scientific concepts, mentoring undergraduate students, tutoring high school
learners and engaging in intellectual debates.
All these activities would essentially rest on the
aim of contributing towards the growth of scientific awareness in our academic community,
as well as amongst our broad non-scientist society.
