Tag: Writing

To Care or Not to Care – that is the Question now

Caring is not optional. We are born to care. And we die when we stop caring.

The Pesky Eyes of the Beholder

Daily writing promptWhat are you good at?View all responses Such a charged question, eh. What are you good at? Depends, as always, on who you ask. If you asked my uncle the question 25 years ago, he'd tell you that his nephew was going to amount to nothing. If you asked my dear departed mama, … Continue reading The Pesky Eyes of the Beholder →

No Pain No Gain

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When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out? Peter L. Bernstein wrote a series of books dealing with market forces, capitalism, and the value of dealing and trusting gold. What struck me as cliché was the repetitive mantra that there can be no reward without risk. One of my … Continue reading No Pain No Gain →

There Can Be Only One

Family is the most important thing. That is Your own family! Not the one you were born into. That is most likely a crapshoot. So, if you had to choose, it’d be hard one. Luckily for me, it was a no brainer. 20 years ago, I spent a whole two seconds to make up my mind. In the end, I left my grandmother and mother alone and I set out for the New World. I got my family, my dream home, and my domestic bliss. But my mom and grandma both died because of my choice.

On Being Relentless

Daily writing promptWhat was the best compliment you've received?View all responses The best compliment that ever crossed my bows, so to speak, was perhaps meant as a semi, quasi-insult. Not sure I remember who it was that first graced me with this compliment/disguised aspersion on my character. But I can honestly say that there were … Continue reading On Being Relentless →

Why Yellowstone is Pure Balm for the Soul

Life happens here and now. Heaven and Hell are not out of this realm – they are here with us from day one. To find solace is to accept we are alone. Make peace with Truth and you will be peaceful.

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 →

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.

The First Humans Crossed Paths with the Last Dinosaurs

There Be Dragons! If Dragons are mythological figures, who crafted them, when and why?