Life
philosophical content pointing us towards living a meaningful life
Life
Seek people who love and give generously, who have the strength to suffer without causing damage. (Only strong people are safe people, the measure of strength being not the absence of vulnerability — and “weakness” is just a judgment term for vulnerability — but the ability to carry one’s vulnerability with such self-awareness and valor so as not... See more
Special Edition: 18 Life-Learnings from 18 Years of The Marginalian
Suffering is a tool. Eradicating it from society, may not be a wise choice.
“The life of perfection is the simple life. - A simple life is one of plainness, in which profit is discarded, cleverness abandoned, selfishness eliminated, and desires reduced. It is the life of perfection which seems to be incomplete, and of fullness which seems to be empty. It is the life which is as bright as light, but does not dazzle. In
... See more“Every journey is a question of sorts, and the best journeys are the ones in which every question opens into deeper and more searching questions.”
— Pico Iyer, The Pilgrim’s Way on Waking Up
Look them dead in the eye, and don’t show fear.
-My Friend Leonard by James Frey
Part 1 of 2.
EDIT: Number 4 is incorrect, I chopped the bottom off by mistake! It should read:
4. Most people look unapproachable and cold until you talk to them and then they almost always are surprisingly warm and friendly.
I’ll post part 2 tonight…
instagram.com55 observations from taking a year off work is really really good
some of the biggest challenges faced by computers and human minds alike: how to manage finite space, finite time, limited attention, unknown unknowns, incomplete information, and an unforeseeable future; how to do so with grace and confidence; and how to do so in a community with others who are all simultaneously trying to do the same
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