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Behind the Beautiful Forevers
I just finished a book by Katherine Boo titled Behind the Beautiful Forevers which is a documentary about 4 years the author spent in an Indian slum. It basically chronicled the suffering and posed more questions than answers about the inequalities across human existence. It's especially fascinating to me since I read it start to finish during my ( Read more... ) -
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In my mind, I have to be so many things. I can never hurt anyone. I have to be honest about everything. I have to be humble and can't let things be about me. I have to be kind and compassionate always. I have to be generous to the point where it could be sacrificial to my well being. I have to put the feelings of others' first and can't hurt anyone ( Read more... ) -
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Competitiveness can consume. I don't necessarily need to win, but I need to constantly prove my ideals and my attempt to keep them pure, win. If someone is not up to my standards of excellence especially in compassion, I can't let them get ahead of me. It's almost like I need to prove my ideals are the ultimate way of life. They are what everyone ( Read more... ) -
Concepts for an Adult
At the young age of 28, I probably ponder growing old more than most of my peers. I like the Great Gatsby am prone to look towards the green light. I am filled with hope that I will be better tomorrow and the person I am presently is a temporary phase that will become a distant memory when I transform into some great person in some great near ( Read more... ) -
Moving on from Cruelty
How do you know when you have crossed the line and rationalizing is more like excusing? It’s amazing how easy it is to dismiss poor behavior with a convenient excuse. You make the excuse, rationalize the behavior, and you move forward. It’s scary how simple it is to excuse casually awful behavior. Maybe the quality of a person can be determined ( Read more... ) -
New York
For the longest time, I have wanted to post about NYC. Its both a fascinating and complex place that consistently challenges me in a way that I never thought possible. Its only a city ( Read more... ) -
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It's really frustrating when an idea pops into your head and it feels so right, so groundbreaking, but you can't quite grasp it. The idea is often lost in the details of articulation. -
Thoughts...
There is a certain cynicism that sets in as you get older. It sets in as you find yourself disappointed in the world and what it really has to offer deep beneath the romanticized surface of what it pretends to offer. It also sets in as you find yourself vulnerable to your own shortcomings. Shortcomings that consistently come to the surface as ( Read more... ) -
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I have found two recent states of my mind to be interesting. I think both are the result of me feeling a little burnt out on life ( Read more... ) -
Eff'in Clock
The clock right now is irritating me. I have a lot of work to get done, but I can't find the motivation to do it. The damn clock keeps going and doesn't pause and wait for my motivation to come.
I hope my medium coffee from Dunkin Donuts comes through soon.