Choose your suffering Ft. Shahzaib Ali Syed | Ep 3 | The Therapist’s Journal Podcast
In conversation with Shahzaib Ali Syed, an educationist and reformer, who talks about his journey of self-discovery and matters related to religion, science and education system. He speaks about the freedom given to a man and what role he can play in a society as an individual and a Muslim.
00:00 Meet Shahzaib Ali Syed
00:42 Childhood
06:30 Hifz journey
11:13 Father’s support
13:33 Mother’s contribution
17:07 Life-changing events & decisions
23:17 Purpose behind career choices
28:10 Revival of Islamic identity
30:53 Leaving Medical school
34:20 Existential crisis, Religious crowd impact
39:20 Meeting the giants in academia
43:17 Life at COMSATS
46:36 Career is not everything in life
47:40 The attitude of doing research
51:00 Views on the education system
55:40 Teaching O, A Levels
57:00 Idea of running an academy
1:03:30 Overuse of common tropes
1:05:20 Who are you submitting to?
1:08:35 Choose your suffering
1:13:40 Traumas and human agency
1:16:43 Taking responsibility for your actions
1:21:57 Stagnation and self-interests
1:26:47 Conclusive remarks
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