Who am I? I am not the name I got at birth, not the place I was born, not the sign of my horoscope, not the color of my skin, not the amount in my bank account, not the school I attended, not the sum of my relationships, not the game I excel at, not […]
The church bells ring, signaling the congregation to take their seats for the service to commence. The priest walks in, places his right hand on the coffin, and heads to the altar. He then reads a passage about the afterlife and leads the congregation on an acapella rendition of Abide With Me. After the sermon,
It is easier to worship tyrants when you are detached from the consequences of their bloody machinations
Whenever evil happens on a massive scale, ordinary people with broken moral compasses act as propellants for the flame of decadence.
In the final years of the 19th century, 100,000 people abandoned their lives and families to pursue life-changing opportunities in the gold mines of Klondike. Only 30,000 made it there; treacherous terrain, harsh weather, and smallpox killed the rest. Those who escaped death at the hands of nature didn’t get far away from the snares
It shocked me to realize that the Universe was not plotting a multi-level conspiracy to screw me over
In his grief, Kai went after happiness with the roid rage of a Russian Olympic athlete. His search for happiness had taken him over the moon. But he ended up picking seashells at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
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Time is a linear entity that combines your past, present, and future self to produce a timeline of memories that define you.
But conformity is not an original sin; we don’t start following social norms by default once we exit our mothers’ wombs.
Inspired by Lex Fridman The entire school is buzzing in anticipation of the upcoming final assembly, just ahead of the mid-term break. Teachers are struggling to break up the scuffles popping off amongst the overzealous pre-pubescent boys. Phew! A few more hours and they wouldn’t have to deal with these rugrats — not for 14
