psychological continuity
Psychological continuity theory says gradual, overlapping changes in your mental states preserve identity across time. But this raises the puzzle:…
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Tag: memory and meaning of life
My Absent Grief
The cruel mathematics of absent grief: loving people whose mourning we'll never witness. Every relationship across generations plants seeds in…
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The Day You Realized You Think in Your Mother Tongue
In English classes and global work, my deepest thoughts return to Bengali—the rhythm learned from my mother. Prayer, love, anger,…
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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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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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The Last to Remember: Memory, Loss & Ordinary Miracles
A lyrical reflection on being the last to remember—vanished places, small rituals, and the fragile, resurrecting work of memory.
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Outgrowing Your Heroes: Holden Caulfield & Growing Up
When you outgrow your heroes, admiration becomes care. This reflection explores aging, shifting perspective, and the wisdom earned by living.
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Closed Doors and Memory: Letting Go and Becoming
We collect closed doors like shells—proof we once lived in many rooms. A lyrical meditation on memory, love, and the…
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