original thoughts
on treating others
no matter how they seem to fit a stereotype of a “bad person”, i always try to treat them with the assumption that they are good people. assumption does not mean that i intuitively believe they are good.
rather, decisions and words are based on whether i will regret doing or saying things to a good person (along with minimizing
... See morewriting allows me to rearrange sentences on my own and organize the thoughts that I have. writing is inherently solitary and i love that: i can write whenever and wherever.
yet simultaneously, to write for someone is inherently compassionate: rearranging sentence structures and utilizing rhetorical devices so that my idea can be transferred to
... See more“The world was so recent that many things lacked names, and in order to indicate them it was necessary to point.” Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I’ve always wondered when language becomes arbitrary. But in prehistoric times, maybe they weren’t just concepts, but also things. I would have thought categories were first, but maybe it was things first. And then
... See moresomething about kids-tech makes me feel uncomfortable. i feel like kids don’t have enough cognition to recognize the distinction between the virtual and the physical. so the experiment is so effective because there is an emotional connection and some intimacy between the child and the object. however, wouldn’t it be traumatizing if they find out
... See moremurakami has a pattern of misogynistic portrayals. for example, in wind up bird chronicles, there are unnecessarily sexual portrayals of may kasahara, and sexual assault is used somewhat as a plot device. in men without women (specifically samsa in love and scheherazade), female characters exist solely to be some passive admiration and projection
... See morefolklore of our times gives me that “chrono-sonder” (although a term coined by some random tiktoker, no other word encapsulates this feeling)
we are not told what the ex-gf truly thinks, there is no inner monologue. i don’t completely understand where she’s coming from, but i think i get the feeling. the way she’s a product of her time. and all of
... See morethe rehearsal:
steps of empathy.
how would I feel if that happened to me (aka impressed by second day presentation skills) → put on actor’s costume, but still inherently himself.
how do they feel based on their personal history, philosophy, motivations, moral judgement, etc. → embodying the actor’s character
gratitude journal type shiii
My Mother
Kindness, desire for knowledge, unconditional love. Despite the generations of mothers in my family who did not treat their daughters kindly, her resilience to break the cycle by showering me with love. I may have been born evil, yet I owe it to her love and care for me that I have grown up into a half-decent
lemonhope's return to lemon kingdom may be seen as inherently selfish because his intention is to free himself from guilt when his ideal self is to be free. i would argue this is not selfish because the intention lies in the internal.