Tag: life

My Way

Live your Life according to your conscience. Regrets are inevitable. They are also illogical given your weight on the cosmic scale.

The Rollercoaster we call Life

May you live in interesting time! More like may you endure or survive interesting times! Pardon me for being a naysayer, but when was life on Earth un-interesting?! It’s a freaking rollercoaster, and we all know it.

The Deja Vu Error

Deja Vu is a glitch in the matrix. Our perception is forever changing. Life is a mighty river. History and Time move on.

On New Beginnings

I was watching this TV show, The Expanse, on Amazon Prime, the other day. It was this scene on top of a Baltimore sky-rise after a cataclysm had flooded it in a radical future that got me thinking. In it, Amos is trying to convince his former partner in crime to leave Earth behind and … Continue reading On New Beginnings →

On Indecision

Daily writing promptWrite about a time when you didn't take action but wish you had. What would you do differently?View all responses Indecision is unmanly. It is the apanage, the remit of eunuchs and the timid. Nobody says that decisions must always be made on the fly. No, no, no. Careful, considered and pregnant reflection … Continue reading On Indecision →

The Abyss

Nietzsche once said that whoever fights monsters should take care not to become a monster himself. He also said that when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. His are profound words. They apply to everything and everyone. This is why Nietzsche is the point of reference of nihilism. Take the … Continue reading The Abyss →

On The Power of Compliments

What was the best compliment you've received? I love compliments. I am a vain person. Not a vainglorious one but definitely vain. My wife says I am quite narcissistic. Perhaps I am too. Having spent my entire life suffocated under Harkonnen-grade layers of fat, and after painstakingly digging myself out of the early grave I … Continue reading On The Power of Compliments →

On Wishful Thinkers

If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? Some people are unhappy. Others feel neglected. Most of us experience both sentiments during our lifetime. A few also stare into the sky waiting for things to change. All this is normal. A small number of gents take things further. … Continue reading On Wishful Thinkers →

On Corruption

People like their comforts. I get it. People enjoy technology. They think it helps them live better lives. False. Technology makes people needy. They need, nay, crave comfort. That’s where Government steps in. They provide the comfort People pay for. That’s how Government controls the People. They lose their Freedom. But, hey as long as they have wi-fi, it’s all good, right! That’s how Corruption works.

Life is an Illusion – In Media Vita In Morte Sumus

We are Custodians of the Present. Our lives do not belong to us alone. We are beholden to our Parents and Children. Where we come from and what we leave behind is what the Future will remember. Our Fear of Death Mars our Life.