How often do we hear that school exams are the most crucial part of life, overshadowing everything else? While some believe children should focus solely on their future shaped almost entirely by test results are we also teaching them to respect their elders, express gratitude after a meal, or help someone who's lost find their way? Human connection holds deep value. If we neglect this, we may as well raise them to be robots.

We are surrounded by noise. Curriculum maps, exam rubrics, performance metrics all designed to measure learning, but few built to nourish thinking. In the hum of this mechanical system, something very human gets left behind: the way we truly think, question, and grow.

He’s fine. He looks fine. He jokes around. His Instagram’s curated. He replies, “I’m good,” without flinching. But he’s not. And June, Men’s Mental Health Month, passes by like background noise.