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Optimism, hope and faith

Let’s start with a super cliched question: What is the meaning of life? Now, this looks like a what question, but it is actually more of a why question. Why am I here? What reason do I have for living? My personal solution to this since way back is as follows: Don’t focus on the […]

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What we embrace, what we avoid – A humanistic view

Have you heard of hedonism? Basically, it is the theory that we (human beings) seek pleasure and avoid pain. How true do you think this is? Personally, I am of the view that hedonism is too simplistic and only able to account for a part of the story. What do I mean by this? Let’s […]