Love fades, but friendship lasts forever…
I first heard those words when I was in high school, but it was only recently that they came back to my mind. When I have a certain person on my mind, I can only think that whoever came up with them had an abundance of wisdom.
For those of you who have notified me about my website being down: I know about it, and things should get back to normal quickly. At least I hope so. (more…)
Because there are times when I simply can’t afford to spend my available time unwisely, I have become very conscious about time management. (more…)
While doing research for a paper, I unexpectedly stumbled upon an article about American literature and the novel Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by David Graham Phillips, which was labeled as “a prostitution novel”, grabbed my interest. (more…)
Some words have a way to stick in your mind because they are so full of wisdom. (more…)
I have been lucky enough to be able to put my hands on a copy of Princesas with French subtitles. (more…)
I have been skeptical of the institution of marriage since a long time, even before starting on this incredible journey that companionship has been for me. (more…)
Whoever lives for the sake of combating an enemy has an interest in the enemy’s staying alive.
Friedrich Nietzsche: Human, All Too Human, no. 531 (more…)
While there is some truth in stereotypes, we should not let them guide our judgements and actions.
I sometimes have a hard time putting this into practice, even though I have been on the receiving end of stereotype-based negative judgements throughout my life.
Heinrich Heine once wrote: “Where they burn books, they will, in the end, burn human beings too”.
When you consider that his books were among those that were burned by the Nazis, it turned out to be quite prophetic. I wonder how many of us say things without being conscious of our phophetic abilities.
