Long ago, we painted over the logic of our erasably meaningless existences with the fiction of the self-absorbed hungry ego. We've since lacquered on the pursuit of humility, of denying the self for the loving approval of the tribe. Competing narratives, conflicting behaviours all around: our society simultaneously rewards the behaviour of the ( Read more... )

Those of you who enjoy saying things like "there is nothing to fear but fear itself" must not have had the pleasure of having their world taken away from them at the slightest whim of a mad god ( Read more... )

I shall not be anxious, nor shall I hold despair over the value of things that have been burned away by the march of humanity, though I once loved them. Instead I will celebrate all else which continues to exist and rise anew. If you should then belittle me for cherishing the impermanence of things, I invite you to look in the mirror and wonder who ( Read more... )

What is the point of quoting things that were said 30 years ago when you should already know that it is in the nature of men to change and turn back on their word? Have you EVER trusted someone to honour their pledges ( Read more... )

Unrequited love is not merely madness, but a fiery disease that has burned down legacies and empires, and continues to do so today. For all that, it is yours alone, in the understanding that no one on this earth will be grateful for the love you bear. No one will ever understand this glorious love but you. So hold on to it, or bring down beneath ( Read more... )

I thought that maybe, way down deep inside, he might not be able to think, but perhaps he would feel that someone was there. That someone was with him, was there for him. That he wasn't dying unnoticed, that he wasn't alone in his last seconds on this earth. None of us know death, we are all scared of it. I hoped maybe somehow, somewhere, it would ( Read more... )

Of the top 10 best things anyone's ever done for me, you did every single one of them.

While on exchange, I met a war veteran from the US Army. He was 34 but has been deployed at 6 different warzones. He was on a break and intended to take a holiday to the beach. When we asked him, "Are you planning to stay in (this) hotel and (that) hotel while travelling?" He replied, calmly,"I'll just sleep by the beach with a poncho...you know, ( Read more... )

You know, the things that we want to change about our lives are things we don't want everybody to know, and one of the most difficult things for me was having to learn in front of the public that having a reputation is a double-edged sword. It prevents me from making a first impression. I feel like I haven't made a first impression on anyone in 20 ( Read more... )

Pride is an ugly thing that must be killed at the very sight of it.

Otherwise, with anything else, if it kills you, it kills you. Otherwise, keep at it.