Coping with Loss: Lessons from a Life of Departed Loved Ones
At eighty, life’s losses become clearer. Parents, spouse, friends—all gone, leaving memories behind. Yet solitude teaches resilience. Love may be…
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Category: Philosophy
Being Second Choice: Finding Worth Beyond Preference
Being second choice means you’re appreciated but not prioritized. This struggle creates exhaustion and self-doubt. Yet, second choices often show…
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True Heroism: Why Imperfect Humans Inspire Us Most
Childhood hero worship often blinds us to human flaws. Growing up, we realize that even great figures carry imperfections. True…
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promises to the dead: guilt, grief, and responsibility
A broken deathbed promise hardens into daily guilt. We cannot ask the dead for release; we can only shoulder what…
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when fairy tales die: self-rescue and adult truth
At nine, a torn cape ended belief in scripted destiny. Adulthood learns there is no protagonist privilege, only choices and…
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Learning from Everyday People: The Invisible University
We walk past everyday gurus—drivers, vendors, housemaids, guards—each a living department in an invisible university. Experience holds maps, flavors, and…
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AI more humane than humans: imperfection as strength
If AI grows more empathetic than us—patient, unbiased, creatively moving—what remains human? This piece argues our edge is imperfection: struggle,…
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Social Media as a Museum: Algorithms, Exhibits, Exhaustion
A meditation on social media as a 24/7 museum of curated lies. We become both spectators and exhibits while algorithms…
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Do Places Hold Emotional Energy? Emotional Archaeology
An essay on whether places hold emotional residue. Old walls as sediment from centuries of feeling; physics as metaphor; hospitals,…
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Arranged vs Love Marriage: Expectations, Adaptation & Happiness
Arranged vs love marriage through the lens of expectation. When two strangers begin life together, every quirk is discovery; when…
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