Imagine being a prisoner of your own mind, vainly struggling against the despair, anguish, and hopelessness that assails you; imagine suffering from clinical depression. Imagine trying to walk down the street, board the subway, or get into an elevator aware that at any moment you may be struck by a seizure; imagine suffering from epilepsy.
What is it that you want? That’s easy to answer because we all want the same thing: happiness. Since that’s the case, anything we willingly do that robs us of what we want (happiness) is stupid. ‘Irrational’ is just a polite term for ‘stupid.’ How often do we act against our own best interests? How
He who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead (Einstein) While at a spectacular, Las Vegas magic show, I was surprised to see a member of the audience sound asleep. Too bad, he missed a great show. Even more regrettable are those who sleep through and miss the
The purpose of life is a life of purpose (Robert Byrne) “To me, there is only one form of human depravity – the man without a purpose.” Those are rather harsh words by Ayn Rand. However, I can understand her point. After all, a life without purpose is a life wasted. Kenneth Hildebrand eloquently explains
Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age (Aristotle) Why did Aristotle (384 ~ 322 BC) say, “Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age”? Because in the young, bashfulness appears to be ‘cute’ and an expression of innocence. Yet, as we grow older, we find that
We have assumptions on how life works. But where did our assumptions come from? Well, we were indoctrinated as children, taught as students, and as adults continue to be influenced by society. The problems are, we usually don’t stop to question our assumptions, fail to understand how false ones limit our enjoyment of life, and
