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My Reading List

Books are about opening new horizons by shining a light on the past.

Cities are overrated

What is your favorite place to go in your city? My wife prefers the cement jungle we call a city. But as a woman she’s expected to crave for life’s little comforts. Most women are creatures of comfort. I for one care less for the city. I often find myself yearning for the boreal forest. … Continue reading Cities are overrated →

On First Impressions

What's the first impression you want to give people? I like to come across as a no-nonsense kinda man. I’m a straight shooter and I shoot from the hip. I am a Sagittarius who loves to shoot his bow, tell the truth, and be a better man today than I was the day before. If … Continue reading On First Impressions →

Meeting Napoleon

If you could meet a historical figure, who would it be and why? I want to go see Ridley Scott’s Napoleon played by Joaquin Phoenix. Even though the History Legends YouTube channel gave it a bad review, I still want to check it out. Napoleon was never my favourite historical figure because he was a … Continue reading Meeting Napoleon →

On instincts

Do you trust your instincts? It’s the only thing one can trust with one’s life. When you first meet someone, the first 10 seconds are crucial for deciding the box you will put them in. Anything after that, any second guess are your blasted brain trying to rationalize your changing the designation arbitrarily to fit … Continue reading On instincts →

Writing is Cathartic

Hari Seldon may have predicted the fall of the Galactic Empire but his greatest achievement was not this. His greatest feat was working towards rejuvenating the Life of the decaying Empire. Most prophesies, my friends, are self-fulfilling. And writing is the best way to prophesize what is to come.

My Self-Respect

What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time? As a man, self-respect is the most important asset one can ever hope to have. It all starts and ends with this. Self-respect is the Alpha and Omega that will determine one's path through life. From the moment a male is born, … Continue reading My Self-Respect →

Indolence

Indolence is our single greatest enemy. It is there when we wake up in the morning and it beckons to us at night. It is there when we feel the frozen winter wind blasting our face white. And it is there in summer's scorching heat. It is there to remind us of our weakness. But we must not give in to its cunning allure. For indolence, physical and mental, is what turns men and women into mere animals. Perseverance separates Man from Beast. And Perseverance is the archenemy of Indolence.

How to Cope with Life

Be active, be alive, be energetic, and no matter what you do for exercise, do not stop doing it. Life is Movement.

A trip into my Past

Describe your most memorable vacation. Last month I went back to the old country, Romania, on a humanitarian mission to help my aging mom. Pretty soon after stepping inside her apartment, I realized two things. One, she is no longer a mom. She’s now an old lady, who’s losing her mind to loneliness, despair and … Continue reading A trip into my Past →