I came across this philosophy of Nietzsche's that I found absolutely beautiful and heartening, that of amor fati or the "love of fate. If anything it gave me a glimpse of the possibility that life might actually be enjoyed. In Nietzsche's words: My formula for greatness in a human being is amor fati: that one... Continue Reading →
Change the world
Consider this thought I had: I am alive and free to do just about anything -- anything -- I want, but I'm not. Rather, I'm stuck on a course molded by years of habit, reinforced by the smallness of my imagination and what I deem possible or impossible.This thought came to me last week as... Continue Reading →
Inception
I just had a dream that was unbelievably like the dreamscapes in the movie Inception (a great show, by the way). Unfortunately, other than the fact that I woke up thinking that it was much like the movie, I cannot remember many more details except: I saw a woman handcuffing herself to a man (both... Continue Reading →
Happiness — a state of mind.
It's been a week since I completed my two-week in-camp-training (ICT) stint. For those two weeks, I complained to everyone who would listen how much I disliked it, and how I couldn't wait for "normal" life to resume. I can imagine how stupid I'd sound if I said now how much I missed those two... Continue Reading →
An Eternal State of Anticipation
I'm currently home-alone in the fiancee's home, waiting for her twice-a-month four-hour sentence at work to end. I'm also currently in two minds about whether the time I have alone is time to be savoured or time to be passed. Savoured because I'm alone, and can pretty much do what I'd like to do. Passed,... Continue Reading →
The Man Who Killed His Daughter
I was read this passage (again, too good not to share) in the book Freedom Evolves, by Daniel Dennett, talking about how the absent mindedness of a father led to the death of his daughter. I had once thought quite a bit about the issue discussed here, and always came to the sort of thinking... Continue Reading →
Be the Best You Can Be!
I was recently reading a personal development blog when I recalled the days not too long ago that I, too, had wanted to start my own personal development blog. Back then, I had wanted to be something along the lines of a "life coach" to people; I'd envisioned that I’d write self-improvement articles, give prep... Continue Reading →
On Being Good
I just read a parable on being good in a Buddhist text (given to me by my wonderful fiancée, called The Teaching of Buddha) that I thought too good not to share: Once there was a rich widow who had a reputation for kindness, modesty and courtesy. She had a housemaid who was wise and... Continue Reading →
Taking stock of life
I've been facing a sort of existential crisis recently, and I think it started with my reading of Between the Monster and the Saint by Richard Holloway, which talked about the humanistic movement and what it meant to be human (not much, it seems). I enjoyed the book thoroughly, reading it any time and every... Continue Reading →
Why I don’t speed
Today while I was driving home from the fiancée's, I was overtaken by a Kia Picanto. For those who do not know, the Kia Picanto is a relatively small car, and one that generally doesn't (cannot, and is not recommended to) go very fast. I had half the mind to increase my speed, which was... Continue Reading →
Donn, fragments 