This post is about a story that happened to me recently. Shortly after what happened, it struck me that this is an incredibly good complement to the article Buddha Explains the Necessity of Evil. Briefly summarized, the aforementioned article was about how only the evil and the bad in the world can make the good...
Who doesn't know it, not to be too sure of his own opinion. I don't just mean this in terms of being right in a discussion with friends but not being completely convinced of your own point of view, but in general the way we go through life. Once we have learned one thing...
Those of you who actively follow this blog will have noticed that there have been significantly fewer posts published lately than in the fall. On the one hand, this is due to the fact that Simon and I are currently working on a project for you, which takes some time. In addition, I for my part am still working on two other projects....
Who doesn't know it? We get up in the morning, check our cell phones to see if there's anything new, stroll into the kitchen or to the bathroom, and continue to stare at the screen. Then, when we get to work, we either work on the screen or actually encounter real life. As soon as the end of the day comes, however, we...
What defines a game? A game is an activity that is performed for pleasure, relaxation, but also for excitement. In most cases, the game is played on a voluntary basis. A game can be played with or without aids. Of course, there are also games that you can play all by yourself, to...
The term nature triggers something positive in most of us. We think of green hills, forests, mountains, lakes, meadows, birds, deer, foxes simply said everything that is outside the man-made cities and villages. Also, one can quickly come to the topic of natural selection, evolution and its...
It is more or less to be expected that a stoic would think that there is nothing more important than being his own emperor. However, many other people have said this as well. But what is really behind this statement? "The greatest empire is to be emperor of oneself." Seneca If there is such a thing....
"Awareness is the first step to improvement" is a phrase you've probably heard hundreds of times, or even said yourself. Today's quote from Jordan B. Peterson is sort of a new version of this saying, but what all can we crystallize from this statement? "Become aware of your inadequacy." Jordan b. peterson Why....
On a Sunday evening a few weeks ago, I was totally looking forward to the week ahead. I knew that the coming weekend was almost free of appointments. Also, the work that week was more relaxed than previous weeks. I had also taken a lot of time to write and to...
You can certainly say a lot about Albert Camus, but what you can't say is that he didn't have passion. Anyone who has ever read a book by Camus will have noticed how passionately it is written, after all, you don't get a Nobel Prize in Literature just like that. "There is hardly passion without effort" Albert camus In what...
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