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owning things
Read more: owning thingsI’m only at peace when I’m completely by myself, when every day repeats itself exactly the same, when I have nothing to expect and nothing to lose. I thought I had such a peaceful mind. Well It’s just not tested.…
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Random thoughts
Read more: Random thoughtsHas anyone ever thought about this: We all wish to find the one, but if you do find the person, there is an implicit hope that you’ll be together for the rest of your lives. Otherwise, it doesn’t really make…
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Stray Thoughts
Read more: Stray ThoughtsSometimes I feel I don’t belong anywhere. I have an innate reluctance to settle. I don’t really identify with the nationality printed on my passport. I don’t even really identify with my own name. All of these tags are merely…
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The Limitations of Language
Read more: The Limitations of LanguageRecently I’ve been thinking about how language has shaped our world. In the myth of the Tower of Babel, God sees the power of humans and confounds their speech so they can no longer understand each other. Humans are separated…
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On Death, Autonomy and Moral Obligation
Read more: On Death, Autonomy and Moral ObligationCover image: Akashi Gidayū’s Death Poem, woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1890. The discussion of death has long been a taboo in our society. When I was a child, I was completely forbidden from saying the word “die”. Even when…
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The Observer
Read more: The ObserverI’ve always remembered the story an old friend once shared with me. It took place in the late 1970s in a rural area. My friend had to walk past a river every day on his way to school. One day…