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Death and Sleep : What If They Are Twins?

Every night I lay my head down, surrendering to sleep, it feels like a rehearsal for a greater cessation. Sleep, the most familiar phenomenon of living, so intimately mirrors death that it seems almost poetic, even haunting. What if these two — the darkness of sleep and the abyss of death

The Quiet Cage : How Society Has Been Domesticating Humans?

I have often wondered, as I sit in the silence of my solitude, about the invisible bars encasing our lives. They are not made of steel, nor are they obvious. They are the bars of norms, expectations, and institutional conditioning that I have come to see as society’s quiet

The Heart of the World is Broken : A Reflection on Fractured Wholeness

As I sit with this thought — that the heart of the world is broken — I wonder if such a statement is too grandiose, too metaphorical, or too visceral to grapple with. And yet, the more I contemplate it, the more I feel its undeniable truth. Is it not evident in

Living, a Multi-Dimensional Payoff Function

In navigating the contours of existence, I have often questioned the reductionist paradigms that frame life as a sequence of linear decisions aimed at singular, deterministic outcomes. Rather, I have come to perceive life as a multi-dimensional payoff function — a philosophical metaphor capturing the complex interplay of values, desires, and

The Fragile Reign of Reason : Why Perfect Logic is a Myth?

Logic, they say, is the highest faculty of human intelligence — a tool that sets us apart, elevates us from chaos, and grants us a semblance of control over a fundamentally indifferent universe. But as I sit here, reflecting on countless instances when reason faltered in the face of human complexity,

The Priori Principle of Thought : Beneath the Bedrock of Knowing

As I sit alone in the soft glow of an afternoon that insists on being both languid and restless, a question takes shape in the space between my thoughts : How is it that I think at all? Not the kind of thought that rolls easily off the tongue in casual

The Curse of Perfection : When Striving for the Best Brings the Worst

Human life is a cascade of desires — those intricate yearnings that push us toward goals, status, and meaning. Among these, the pursuit of “the best” holds a special allure. Striving for the best house, the best career, the best partner, or the best life — all resonate deeply with our ideals

Essence of Humanity : The Foundational Needs of Time, Affection, and Respect

In 2007, my father, with quiet wisdom, shared a simple yet profound truth (which I realized much later) : life’s essence revolves around time, affection, and respect. He explained me : how being mindful of these three would guide me through every challenge, help me cultivate a life of dignity and

The Valley Beyond : Liquid Reflections

In a realm beyond the tangible, nestled between the breaths of sighs and the pauses of heartbeats, there existed a mystical place known as the Valley of Whispers. It was here, in this ethereal sanctuary, that the Tears gathered — a congregation of liquid emotions, each one a crystalline embodiment of

The Absurdity of Hope : Is It Rational to Hope in an Irrational World?

I often wonder if hope is, at its core, a paradox. We live in a world that vacillates between the logical and the absurd, a reality riddled with chaos yet punctuated by beauty. In such a world, I ask myself : is hope an act of defiance, or is it a