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  • Do The Buildings We See Daily Affect Our Lives In Any Way

    Do The Buildings We See Daily Affect Our Lives In Any Way

    I saw a church in Savannah and it made me question how our society is building structures. Why are our souls disconnected from buildings in our modern world?

    How do old buildings make you feel?

    Old buildings make me feel that there is hope in the world, and in existing. It gives me feelings of warmth and makes me feel content.

    It reminds me that not everything in the past will disappear, some things will last.

    Looking at old structures stimulates my mind and gives me joy looking at the craftsmanship. I love exploring towns, and cities for old buildings.

    There is something sacred about old buildings.

    I only like traveling to places with history and historical buildings.

    I believe that a town, or city without old buildings in them is soulless and incomplete.

    The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist Savannah, Georgia

    When I look at a brand new modern apartment complex my heart feels nothing, and my eyes can care less about the look of it. I walk or drive right past these ordinary-looking buildings.

    On the other hand, when I see an old building with its history showing on the interior and exterior of the building, my heart begins to flutter, and my mind starts to wander.

    I think about the past and the society that was before us, and not only does it stimulate my brain, but it is also interesting to look at.

    For example, take a look at this marvelous 19th-century building in Savannah GA.

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    I had the honor to visit this church in Savannah and I also went inside the building

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    I was in awe of the beauty and details of the interior. I learned that the cathedral’s interior, including its original altars and artwork, were destroyed in a fire in 1898 (what caused the fire is not known) and was later rebuilt and it was rededicated in 1900.

    When I look at the beauty of this church inside and out; it makes me think. How come no one wants to put the money and work into buildings anymore?

    Is it because of the cost, time, and functionality? Are you telling me no wealthy person or organization wants to spend the time or money on a beautiful project that will last for generations?

    People from around the USA and the world visit this church every year to stand before the beauty and craftsmanship, and no one has the time or money to create anything like this structure anymore?

    How come in the past centuries there were buildings, created by skilled craftsmen, that were made for the public, made for the average citizen to look at and be amazed by daily?

    In our society, we have buildings that have glass windows hovering over us to remind us that we have to go to work tomorrow, or we have soulless apartment buildings on their own empty lots with no food or stores around them and that no one can afford to live in unless that have roommates or two jobs.

    Our modern societies’ buildings are bland and our community layouts are only built for cars to drive on. They are not built for humans to wander in.

    There are so many regulations to build anything interesting, everything has to meet a code that is understandable for safety but sometimes I question these codes and wonder why can’t we make an exception for one building to look outstanding.

    Apartment buildings and buildings in Miami, FL photo taken by author
    Apartment buildings and buildings in Boston, MA photo taken by author

    Which apartment building is more appealing to your eyes? To your soul? What kind of building structures do you enjoy looking at? Feel free to comment, I always love hearing people’s opinions and enjoy hearing thoughts that are different than my thoughts. Thank you for reading.

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  • Searching For The Moon With My World In My Arms

    Searching For The Moon With My World In My Arms

    Every night me and my family go outside to look for the moon and stars; it is a new family tradition that brings wonder to my soul.

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    Oh, the ever-fleeting lives we live. Every day is the next stage. Each moment passes us by like shooting stars in the dark sky.

    I wonder to myself how can this be true? I feel butterflies flying all around in my stomach as I stand holding my baby girl in my arms.

    We are looking at the moon together in the front of our house. The neighborhood is quiet and empty and it is only me and her on this search for the moon.

    She is only 15 months and she loves the moon, and she calls out “moon! moon!” as we are standing outside looking up and pointing at the glowing moon.

    I am smiling ear to ear because she is too cute and wonderful. She looks at me with a serious face, gives me eye contact, and says “Moon!” loudly.

    I say “Yes, that is the moon. Isn’t it so nice?”. She answers back and says “Mhm” nodding her head in an up-and-down motion.

    As we observe the moon I can’t help but have waves of emotions inside my soul crashing all around.

    This is a special moment that will forever be ours. I look at my baby and think to myself; you are my purpose.

    So much love I have for you, but one day we will no longer exist, and this does not make me sad; instead, it makes me love this moment and life even more.

    “Some things are more precious because they don’t last long.”
    ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Only Thing Society Can’t Control Is The Relationships We Have With One Another.

    We are all unique and our own lives we live are truly beautiful in many ways.

    The simple moments with their mysteriousness are what being alive is about.

    We are not here to give companies our data, and screentime. We are not here to make the company we work for more money.

    We are here to delve into the mystery, to wonder about the stars in the night sky, to hold on tight to the ones we love.

    At the end of the day, the only thing society can’t control is the relationships we have with one another.

    Society greatly influences and controls us, but one aspect it cannot fully dictate is interpersonal relationships between people. Whether it is family relationships, romantic relationships, or friendships they cannot dictate or regulate the quality or nature of the connections we form with others.

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  • It’s Easy To Have Friends, But It’s Hard To Keep Them

    It’s Easy To Have Friends, But It’s Hard To Keep Them

    I am a curious person searching for truth within conversations because the truth is hidden in words, but it tends to leave me with not many friends.

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    I tend to talk with confidence and look people in the eyes when they are speaking to me. I am 100 percent focused on what people have to say to me, and I listen intently.

    We can learn so much about ourselves and the world from listening to people talk. No matter who they are I try to learn something from every conversation I have with everyone I talk to.

    On a side note, I have had thousands of friends in my life because I am a sociable person, and I also have a big family that introduces me to their friends. Also, I am not afraid to talk to strangers, I actually enjoy it.

    Once I have multiple conversations with someone they usually begin to ask me questions and want to know more about who I am and my life because I usually don’t discuss my life only if someone asks me.

    Most of the conversation is me listening to the speaker and trying to get to know them and understand their life.

    Once I start discussing my life people tend to get rubbed the wrong way.

    Why you ask?

    Because I love living, and I love the life that I am creating. I have a circle of family and friends that I love and care for and I know they love and care for me.

    Yes, I have struggles and stress like everyone else on this planet but all in all, I am content and happy about my life.

    I am determined to keep growing as an individual. I want to become the best version of myself.

    I am confident in my words but at the same time, I am questioning the words I speak.

    I do not believe wholeheartedly in the concepts that I believe in and I know that they can change as I grow old, and some concepts I will believe in for the rest of my life but it does not mean that they are true or that I am right.

    I do not even know what is fundamentally right or wrong. Life is too complex for me to ever have an answer to that.

    I openly express these concepts to people and they tend to get annoyed with me and sooner or later try to hurt me with words.

    Not everyone does this but the majority of people I’ve encountered (all backgrounds, and ages) at some point said hurtful things to me. I believe it is because they are confused about how someone can believe in something but be okay knowing that they might not be right about it, but still have beliefs and morals.

    An example would be when I met two twin sisters in my developmental psychology class. I got to know them, and they enjoyed talking to me. I invited them out to Disney Springs with me and my wife and we had a good time, we talked and hung out for 2 semesters, then the third semester they wanted to get to know me more, so they began to ask questions.

    They told me I didn’t like music and I didn’t know anything about music and I told them music is my passion and I can play guitar, bass, piano, and I create my own songs using digital software, and that I also have music released on Spotify. They were in shock because they thought they knew me but they didn’t. So they assumed.

    Long story short the friendship ended because they kept putting me down saying mean comments about false accusations about my life. It started to get strange, I believe that my sophistication and not revealing my life all at once made them second guess themselves.

    Another example would be in college I made a friend, and we were friends for two years and we would talk about complex concepts with each other.

    One night we were talking about ghosts and scary movies and she said she didn’t believe in ghosts and I said that’s strange that you don’t believe in ghosts but you believe in spirits.

    She looked at me angrily and was offended.

    I said what is wrong?

    She said that I wasn’t a good Christian and said I didn’t pray.

    I was confused. I told her I believe in God or a higher being but what does that have to do with anything?

    Somehow a simple light question about ghosts and spirits ended our friendship.

    To this day I am genuinely confused about how you can believe in spirits but not ghosts. Aren’t they the same thing in a way?

    I am a curious person and sometimes my curiosity leads to confusion for the person I am talking to and then it turns into a ended relationship, but I honestly can’t and won’t stop being curious because that’s who I am.

    One day I will find like-minded people (besides my wife and family) who are as curious as me and won’t get easily offended by concepts.

    See I never like putting people down, hurting anyone’s feelings, talking about drama or life issues, or talking about nonsensical things.

    I only like understanding people’s beliefs, lives, and perspectives on concepts that relate to our existence.

    I have had many of these strange encounters with people. I try my best to be understanding and to get to know them.

    I even discuss things about myself and make jokes, but somehow the more people get to know me and the different sides of my life and perspectives of life it seems to only make things more messy.

    I understand to have friends you must share stories of misery with one another, but in my perspective, we can learn from that misery and speak in a positive way, in an actionable way where we can take action and slowly fix it besides sulking in it.

    I also understand that some things in life can’t be fixed, but we must keep on living.

    I was never the type of person to pause my life for any reason and trust me I have had traumatic events happen in my life, but we must keep on going and living.

    Trust in yourself, and try to find a group of people that love you and you love.

    Maybe all this is in my head, or maybe I am onto something, or maybe I am only ranting. Maybe I need to not push people to think when talking and only do it to people who can handle it, but sadly I can’t do that because deep down inside me there is a burning desire to make people think.

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  • What Is The Present Without You?

    What Is The Present Without You?

    Without these moments of human interaction, what do we truly have? You are important to this world.

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    “Whispering ghost softly speaking to my heart”

    I jot this sentence down quickly in my small pocket journal. I read it three times in a row, trying to understand the meaning of it.

    Maybe we aren’t alone. Maybe our ancestors are here with us.

    Are we supposed to listen to them, or are they trying to misguide us?

    I close my journal and gently put it back in my front right pocket, along with a small black pen. I keep on walking at a gentle pace.

    I am at a park with trees to the left and right of me. I stare at the green leaves and it makes me wonder if we all are leaves, floating in the air holding on tight, and the moment we fall off and gently float to the ground is when we will rot and disappear into the air, into the universe.

    Nature humbles me and that is why I spend time in it, and that is why I take my family with me.

    I am alone on this walk, and as people pass me by I am looking into their eyes. One by one I smile and wave, some people look and smile, but most do not look.

    People always seem busy, but why? This is it. This is the most important career that you will ever have. Living.

    I tend to overthink and I get lost in my thoughts. Snap out of it! I say to myself out loud. I take a deep breath in and exhale. I love breathing in that clean air.

    Is the air really that clean? There I go again. Even though I look like I have nowhere to be and I am acting relaxed, and pondering away, I actually have to be somewhere important.

    This important place that I have to be at is a place called “Falling Into Pumpkins”

    It’s a silly name, but it is an annual festival our community does that takes place every year in the month of September and gets everyone prepped for October’s Halloween.

    I am the person setting up the stage for live music performances and I am also the one who has to find the right musicians to create the pre-halloween mood.

    I make a right on this sidewalk in the park and cross over a beautiful small wooden bridge, and underneath me, sparkling clear water is passing.

    I love the sound of moving water.

    I am almost at the festival, and I can see people setting up tents.

    I think to myself “Nothing lasts forever, I know this, and it saddens me at times, but it also is the reason why I love so deeply.”

    This is a short fiction writing. Thank you for reading. I appreciate you.

    This is an addition to my first and second short fiction stories.

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  • When I Look Into Someone’s Eyes I Can See Their Soul. It’s A Scary, Amazing Concept: The Soul.

    When I Look Into Someone’s Eyes I Can See Their Soul. It’s A Scary, Amazing Concept: The Soul.

    Standing in a crowd, emotions overwhelm me, we all are lost in our own kind of way. So many people hate themselves, and I ask why. You are a beautiful piece of art, one of a kind, don’t feel left behind, because there is no finish line.

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    Music is blasting and people are singing lyrics to their favorite song as loud as they can. The music and the screaming fans combined create a unique atmosphere that is like nothing else. As I stand in the sea full of souls I begin to feel humbled. Look at all these people with different lives and paths.

    I begin to look at everyone around me jumping and dancing and I am in the middle of the ocean of people. I am also yelling and jumping up and down with neon lights flickering everywhere. We all are traveling this vast sea of stars.

    In that special moment, time is frozen. This moment can never be replaced or duplicated. What are moments truly?

    I begin to feel a wave of emotions and as I am in the middle of all the excitement I begin to reflect in my mind.

    “Everything will. Be okay, don’t be so hard on yourself and others. This life disappears in a blink of an eye. Try to create moments that last. Love with all you have, especially the ones who love you with all they have.”

    The music cuts off and the lights go out. Then another artist comes on stage and the lights are back on and the crowd goes wild. People pushing and shoving while smiling from ear to ear.

    Finding joy in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar faces feels so human to me.

    Each individual has their own struggles, accomplishments, and stories. We all are books walking around. We all are stars glowing in the night from a time that has passed and will never return, but we still will last somewhere in this universe.

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  • When do you give up on a friend?

    When do you give up on a friend?

    Do you end a long friendship with someone because they are negative, and say negative things about you and your life for no reason, no matter how nice and understanding you are to them?

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    Does the past hold any value to the present?

    I am at a crossroads on a particular concept of friendship.

    If a friend says rude, and sometimes heartbreaking things about you, and others, but you know that they only say these things because they are hurt inside, do you abandon them?

    If you have a friend since childhood and grew up together does that hold any value to the relationship now?

    If that friend was mean to you for more years in your life than nice does that matter?

    At the present moment, they are nicer than years prior but still say things that bother you to your soul, and make you feel negative energy when you see them.

    I am confused.

    The question that I can’t answer would be “Do you end a long friendship with someone because they are negative, and say negative things about you and your life for no reason, no matter how nice and understanding you are to them?

    Or do you keep showing them empathy year after year, meeting after meeting, and take the soulful beating?

    Example of Confusion:

    Me: Discussed some hardships in my life for a brief moment because my friend was trying to make me sound like a bad person and didn’t know the facts of my life story so I had to clear it up.

    I pour out my words, and as I am speaking I can’t help but see a big smile on his face full of happiness. Midway in my conversation I stop and ask why are you so happy to hear my difficulties in life?

    Friend responds: I am just happy to see you open up to me.

    Why does this bother me and why did it make me feel like he was happy to hear me have difficulty in my life?

    I am not sure.

    At The Expense of My Soul

    I have never abandoned someone because of the words that they spoke to me. I try to be a good friend and stick with people until they no longer want to be my friend or life happens and our relationship fades away.

    With this ongoing negative relationship, it makes me think, why go on? What value is this providing for me or my friend?

    While loyalty and empathy are admirable qualities, they shouldn’t come at the expense of my soul.

    I understand that people change and can change, but I also understand that some people do not.

    Some people live their lives with a certain mindset that can’t be altered, and can only grow stronger in the direction that they have been heading.

    My empathy towards this friend isn’t because I knew them for years but rather it is only on the individual and human level.

    I feel and care genuinely about this person’s existence.

    Even though this person brings their negativity around me, if I could be a little spark of light in their life then I will put up with the rude remarks.

    If I am this person’s only true friend how can I abandon them?

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  • Modern American City Planning Has Now Trapped Us In Our Homes, Cars, And Workplaces

    Modern American City Planning Has Now Trapped Us In Our Homes, Cars, And Workplaces

    Is social media our 3rd place?

    Is There Anywhere Else To Go?

    After going to the trails, parks, and nature, where else do we go? What are the other options? The mall, shopping plazas, or more outdoor activities?

    I enjoy doing all these things with my family, but what I enjoy the most is meeting, watching, and being around people.

    Where are the places (I live in a suburban city in the USA) where one can sit outside among cozy architecture and enjoy the comfort of strangers living their lives and socializing?

    When I see European cities or movies with old American cities it fills my soul with wonder.

    Me and my family are very social, and I tend to start conversations with strangers all of the time. I also smile and say hi to everyone I make eye contact with, and the truth is every positive human interaction makes me feel more enthusiastic and energized about life.

    We are social beings, and I find that in our modern lives, we get trapped in a cycle of doing errands. If we aren’t doing errands we are working, and then we rush home and are alone in our suburbia.

    I want to be where there are interesting styles of architecture new buildings among old buildings, and mixed in these buildings there is food, coffee shops, libraries, housing, etc.

    I know it sounds like I am describing a city because I am. Not a mega city like NYC or Chicago, but a small city that unites all the suburban neighborhoods.

    I am sure this concept is somewhere out there in the USA, but I honestly don’t know any. If you know any city that has this kind of concept please comment on what they are because it would be greatly appreciated.

    “As Ray states in The Great Good Place, the nature of a third place is one in which the presence of a “regular” is always welcome, although never required. Membership is a simple, fluid process of frequent social contact, renewed each time by choice of the people involved. Eventually, social bonds develop through a type of informal intimacy. The important aspect of these relationships is that they occur outside of any commitment and exist solely in the realm of basic human respect. I ascribe huge importance to this one point because it is this one valuable kernel that is slipping away from our isolated modern world. I think that we all miss its presence and this affects us all in very slight, painful ways.”
    ― Ray Oldenburg, Celebrating the Third Place: Inspiring Stories About the “Great Good Places” at the Heart of Our Communities

    Social Media Is Not Our Cities

    Humans love watching people, and modern urban planning in America, they do not design a place for us to all gather and watch one another. There is no place where we can hang around for free and where it is safe for all ages.

    We lost the exploration of life where you walk around and explore your town and meet new people.

    It is interesting to me that what has replaced us watching people is social media. Besides watching people in a healthy way like being outdoors and looking at one another in their eyes and seeing their soul in real life we now are online.

    We swipe and click to see other people talk, walk, and live. When in our entire human history we were always around each other watching what one another does in real time.

    Modern American Society has now trapped us in our homes, cars, and workplaces with nowhere for us to go explore except nature trails, plazas, and restaurants. We need a 3rd place (1st, and 2nd are home and work) for us to roam and meet new people freely and organically the way it has been done for centuries.

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    Questions:

    Am I being dramatic? Are the majority of American cities built to keep us in our homes, cars, and workplaces or is this how life is supposed to be and I am overthinking it?

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  • A Loveless Society Is A Hopeless One

    A Loveless Society Is A Hopeless One

    Sitting among the trees contemplating life’s secrets and suddenly I hear screams from the distance.

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    “As the drops of water fall onto the leaves, it makes me feel lonely,” I write these words down in my brown leather journal.

    I am sitting under a gazebo on the trails alone, and the rain is coming down hard.

    I can hear the drops of rain bouncing off the top of the roof. The noise is relaxing.

    I am in my own world here with the trees and rain.

    Thoughts about life start to pop into my mind. The loudest thought is a quote from the book Fight Club.

    “We don’t have a great war in our generation, or a great depression, but we do have a great war of the spirit. We have a great revolution against the culture. The great depression is our lives. We have a spiritual depression.” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club.

    A great war of the spirit, I repeat this over and over in my mind. I begin to get lost in the concept. The great war of the spirit. Our souls are at war. We are at war within ourselves.

    I hear a scream that sounds like it is from a far distance.

    I thought I was the only one on this rainy trail, I think to myself.

    I begin to feel danger in the air and I quickly feel vulnerable out here, almost like an animal in nature. I get up from my bench and begin to walk in the pouring rain.

    “My car is only a 10-minute walk away,” I say to myself.

    My footsteps are getting quicker as I hear the screams get closer. It sounds like someone is yelling for help, should I go and see what is going on?

    I stop my footsteps and look behind me, and in the distance, I see a young couple holding hands and running towards me in the rain, howling with big smiles on their faces.

    They pass me and in this foggy rain, they look like spirits or ghosts fading into the misty abyss.

    Emotions hit me like waves in the sea. I think to myself about love and the concept of love.

    I am one of the lucky people who found my true love at 15. I knew it the first time I looked into their eyes. I knew I would marry them and I did. We have been together for 12 years now.

    Oh, how love is such a beautiful and complicated concept but without it, we are nothing.

    Once society gives up on love, we will forever be doomed.

    I am almost to my car, which is the only vehicle left in the empty parking lot, and the rain, of course, stops.

    Days like these I treasure because nature always is here to remind me of what is beautiful in life.

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    This is a short fiction writing mixed in with some facts about my life. Thank you for reading. I appreciate you.

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  • When Our Souls Are Busy, The Void Of Purpose Remains Hidden

    When Our Souls Are Busy, The Void Of Purpose Remains Hidden

    Lack of meaning is obscured by great busyness -The Informed Heart by Bruno Bettelheim (1960)

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    It seems in our modern society, we are always busy and distracted, and I wonder if this was set up on purpose.

    Why on purpose, you might ask? I am not talking about a conspiracy; rather, I am trying to communicate how everything we do and see comes from a human source.

    It all comes from human brains.

    Constant busyness and activity equal distraction, which leads to preventing people from contemplating existential questions, and even analyzing their feelings.

    If we are always kept busy, we can’t find time to pause and reflect on our lives.

    If we do find a second to pause and reflect, we are hit with waves of unresolved emotions, challenging existential questions, and doubts about where we are in life, and when these concepts and feelings arise, we quickly run away and find another distraction to keep us busy from ourselves.

    When individuals are constantly occupied with tasks, responsibilities, and commitments, they may not have the time or space to explore their inner selves, contemplate their values and goals, or engage in activities that bring them true fulfillment.

    Instead, they may find themselves caught up in a cycle of productivity and distraction, seeking validation or meaning through external achievements or possessions.

    Is this kind of lifestyle good for society? What is the alternative?

    It is hard to find meaning in tasks that have no meaning.

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    With so many different choices from cars, food, water, coffee, etc., it often seems at times that all these choices are meaningless and the variety of choices is false.

    There are so many different water bottle brands, and at the end of the day, it is only water. Contemplating over what water to choose seems like a meaningless task.

    If you think about this concept and plug in other items or tasks, you can see that there are a lot of meaningless tasks we have to face daily which are taking away precious time of our lives.

    The amount of negative and positive choices we have in our modern society is immense.

    We have far more choices and temptations in our society compared to any other society in human history.

    What does this all mean?

    Individuals may appear busy and engaged, but deep down in their souls, there lies emptiness or a sense of aimlessness.

    Are we being misguided into striving to be physically and mentally busy every second of every day?

    What would be the purpose of all of this?

    Maybe it is to easily control a population.

    Control for what?

    For the population to keep spending money, obeying, and never finding purpose because if you find your purpose and are content in life, it doesn’t generate many sales.

    If we lose touch with our humanity and forget what it truly means to be human, we risk becoming mere machines driven by consumption and materialism.

    There is pressure in a consumer-driven society for us all to be the machines that the economy loves, but we must fight against it.

    I believe we can find a balance in this society, and I do feel that there is a shift happening in modern society.

    People are getting tired of the same marketing and are searching for meaning and life experiences.

    We must rediscover what it means to be simply human.

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    Lack of meaning is obscured by great busyness -The Informed Heart by Bruno Bettelheim (1960)

    Thank you for reading, what do you think?

    Is modern society full of distractions to purposely distract us from ourselves, or do you think the opposite that there aren’t many distractions and that nothing is distracting us from ourselves?

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  • Finding Contentment in an Old Wooden Tea Shop

    Finding Contentment in an Old Wooden Tea Shop

    Describing the quiet moments of contemplating complex questions inside our heads

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    As I walk alone on this sidewalk, I’m filled with contradicting thoughts about my life.

    On my left side is a fence guarding a park with tall trees, while on my right, an empty street stretches out, lined with small, old homes and shops.

    The stars above me keep blinking.

    I ask myself, is there a purpose to all this madness? What truly is the point of finding oneself when we are nothing compared to this universe? Ah! I know it’s because each of us is so unique that we are ourselves, a universe unto our own.

    I hear footsteps up ahead.

    It’s dark, so I can’t see, and the street lamps aren’t providing enough light.

    The steps are getting closer.

    Finally, a man walks by me, and as I look into his eyes, he seems lost — not in direction, but in life. Then, I return to the endless questions in my head.

    Is there such a thing as a directionless life? How can any life have direction when we are all so random and living so freely?

    I’m almost at my destination.

    I open the old wooden door, and a bell rings. I go to the counter and order a matcha. I love this tea shop. It’s dark, the floors are raw wood, and with each step, you hear sounds of creaking.

    I make my way to a cozy chair by the window. The window is a classic bay window with a street view. This tea shop is open late, I thought to myself.

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    As I look out onto the empty street, I wonder to myself, ‘What are morals? Where do they come from? What is the root of our morals?’

    Ah! Yes, I read it in a Nietzsche book — morals stem from the values of those in power and are later used by the oppressed to serve their interests. That book is interesting.

    I continue to sip my iced matcha, the coldness of the tea enwrapping me, and I find contentment in the quiet old tea shop.

    The questions in my mind remain unanswered, and new questions arise, but at this moment, perhaps they do not need to be answered or pondered.

    Maybe this is what life is about: questions and pondering.

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    This is a short fiction writing. Thank you for reading. I appreciate you.

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