Have you ever noticed, that most of the things you want, are the things you don’t have? But lets us dig a bit deeper, shall we? Are the things you want today, the same things you wanted a year ago? Or 5 years ago? Or even 10 years?
Many of you will argue that as a person Continue Reading »
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Appearances may be deceiving. Sometimes what at first glance appears to be nothing short of the word “perfect”, turns out to be an Armageddon waiting to happen.
How do you define perfection, and what are the thresholds you use? As time progresses, it seems that more and more emphasis go on the exterior look, and how extravagantly it Continue Reading »
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At 1:30 after midnight, i find myself sitting in my couch in front of the TV, as i systematically jitter my hands and feet. One by one, first right hand, then right foot. Left hand and then left foot. I close with a good wiggle of the head too, then i start all over again. And the cycle keeps going.
Why did you fall into this nothing short of a bizarre routine? One might ask. And the rational is actually quite simple: there is this damn stubborn Continue Reading »
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Despite everything that is going on in my life, and regardless of all that I try to give myself credit for accomplishing, I always feel something is missing. I always feel there is this thing, that although I cannot label I am in need of desperately. Do you know what I am talking about?
What you, and many people feel you are missing, is very simple. It is peace, an element that many claim to value, and incorporate into their lives, but that is simply not true. Peace has been morphed, mutated, misrepresented by so many of Continue Reading »
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The human race is in a constant state of evolution, so to speak. The things that we used to do as children, are not even a remote possibility to the children of today, and this has been true for a number of generations past.
But most people take that for granted, believing that it is the way of the world, and that change is Continue Reading »
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“It will be the battle of a century!” He said to me. “Tonight of all nights, on this beautiful and magical evening filled with hope, i shall beat you once and for all! Victory, is mine!”
I smiled, as i looked at him. I smiled because i knew for a fact, that what he was saying was impossible, beyond a shred of doubt in my mind. Past experiences have stood in awe and testimony to Continue Reading »
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“Work is a means to an end”*, a colleague of mine once said to me, as i handed her a cup of cold water in my ongoing attempts to calm her down, and genuinely try to understand Continue Reading »
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A friend of mine once asked me about hate, what it is, and how it relates to love?
Hate, is a very strong word. To hate is to invest so much energy as to bring forth destruction towards the target of your hate. But hate, in itself is a Continue Reading »
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On a cold Wednesday evening, as i walk around my childhood neighborhood, reminiscing on older memories, and childhood days i suddenly hear a loud noise. Instinctively, i listen closely as i try to figure out the source of the sound.
Walking closer towards the commotion, as i try to unravel the mystery of the situation, i am confronted with a small crowd of people yelling and Continue Reading »
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I’m curious about how you interpret the word “Love”.
Love is not just a word, every word in the vocabulary represents something; an Continue Reading »
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Ahmad Al Charif 