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We are all narcissists

So I read a book “Concise Laws of Human Nature” There, basically it is explained that we all love ourselves, therefore, we are all narcissistic by nature, just there are spectrums. The difference between a clinical NPD with those who don’t is how their love for themselves affects other people, or to be more accurate,Continue reading “We are all narcissists”

Being a Teenager is Hard

Looking back, as I was a teenager, I can only remember that I was angry at all times. It’s not just hormones. Mostly it was a feeling of helplessness, a feeling of wanting to understand something: the world and how it works, but having no guidance. A feeling of wanting to be understood, but noContinue reading “Being a Teenager is Hard”

Humans: Inherently good or bad?

This is a philosophical question many couldn’t answer. But through this writing, I will write what I think about this question and what my answer be. When I try to answer this question, first of all, there must be a definite definition about good and bad.What dictates a thing to be good and bad?This isContinue reading “Humans: Inherently good or bad?”

I am Blessed

I am blessed.Just this afternoon, when riding my motorcycle, I dropped the phone in a crowded road.The vehicles were not speeding, but nevertheless there are lots of them.I was lucky to have this one truck driver, stopping right in front of my phone, letting the panic me who stopped in the middle of the roadContinue reading “I am Blessed”

No. 2 curse

When I’m number 2, I’ll feel like I’m the loser to number 1, not realizing I’m still the winner to thousands or millions of others.

Money

Money brings you happiness, especially when you’re deprived of it.

Candide

Candide or if translated, means optimism, is a book by Voltaire, a philosopher/thinker/whatever that means. Basically when Voltaire wrote this book, there was an ongoing philosophy by Leibniz, a church goer, which dictated that since God is benevolent, everything that has happened to us is the possible best thing. When Voltaire wrote this book, heContinue reading “Candide”

Long Story Short

I have my own rhythm, my own habit, and other personal things that I like.Once I contemplated that if someone else comes into my life and start dictating what I should do and shouldn’t do.How dare she? Then recently I just watched a short film “Long Story Short” episode 2.Inside, basically there is a conflictContinue reading “Long Story Short”

Things No One Taught Us About Love: Part II Final

I have read the whole book. Yes as I have mentioned in part 1, basically it doesn’t answer my curiosity of how love between two people works. Instead it tells me the nature of love, which in itself is not romantic love at all. It is a state of being, of metta, of universal love.Continue reading “Things No One Taught Us About Love: Part II Final”

Respect and cowardice

Just last night I had a lot of uncontrollable laughs. I laughed because I watched a lot of Pinkan Mambo compilation videos and Lina Mukherje. For Lina “Queen of Garmek,” because that was my first time being exposed to her contents. I was very much surprised by how insightful she was. After all, she wasContinue reading “Respect and cowardice”