Tag: literature

  • Honest Question: What does it take to live?

    Honest Question: What does it take to live?

    The idea that humans do not easily concede from both external and internal struggles has always been present. It is often talked about especially (and conveniently) in moments of calamity, mainly to raise the morale of those who are affected. Human resilience is a truly curious thing. We often find it hard to imagine ourselves at the center of a tragedy; though when push comes to shove and it actually happens to us, we often persevere—though not without scars.

    We always find ourselves in difficult situations—some more often than others. But still, how are we able to keep on going?

  • On the Mundanity of Life

    On the Mundanity of Life

    It was almost exactly around this time yesterday when it came to my mind—though it was definitely sunnier then—I once again found myself facing the mundane. Of all the possible paths, I caught myself taking what other people would call modern slavery, especially in this country. This thought, as pessimistic as it sounded, was actually an optimistic and romantic approach, or so I’d like to believe.

    The mundanity and the sense of ‘normality’ that it brings, is what I believe to be essential in my story as a unique human being. My slow-burning road to academia and Philosophy—the struggle against the mundane towards my dream.