February 2012
15 posts
The present is more derived from the future than...
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I want to make a difference in this world. I want to make someone’s day at least once a day, at the very least. But even bigger than that, I’m going to the Philippines by the end of this year to fight the poverty and hunger. I’ve been to the Philippines about 4 times in my life. I’ve seen the malnourished children running half naked in the city streets begging for money and...
January 2012
26 posts
“We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are...”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
“To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true...”
– Socrates
The Knowledge Effect
There’s a principle some call the Butterfly Effect. It says that when a butterfly flaps its wings in New York, you get rain instead of sunshine in Beijing. The effects of a random event can create a ripple felt around the world.
We believe in a different principle. One built on order, not chance. One that says we can steer the course of events in the world because we have the...
“Our mothers and fathers are people first, parents second.”
“It is important to look at death because it is a part of life. It is a sad...”
– Alexander McQueen
“Whether you think you can or can’t, you’re right.”
Albus: Dad, I’m…gay.
Harry: Albus Severus Potter. You were named after two Headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them was gay and he was the wisest man I’ve ever known.
Albus: Dad, you say this every time I tell you something. Stop. Just stop.
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Albus: Dad, would you mind buying some conditioner? I think we’re out.
Harry: Albus Severus Potter. You were named for two Headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them never used conditioner and he was probably the greasiest man I ever knew.
Albus: Dad, this response is really getting old.
Harry: TWO HEADMASTERS.
Albus: Yes, I get it, two hea—
Harry: BRAVEST AND WISEST MEN.
Albus: Da—
Harry: THAT I EVER KNEW, BRAVEST AND WISEST, TWO OF THEM.
I want to give someone my memories to keep, just for a while. And when they no longer mean anything to me I could have them back.
I made up a game yesterday in the city. The objective is to get the most amount of people to smile. It doesn’t matter if they’re a stranger or friend, or how you get them to smile. Win-win
What is your favorite time of the day?
The magic hour
“I am the master of my fate
I am the captain of my soul.”
– Invictus by William Ernest Henley
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What’s your secret?
Where would you wish to take up tomorrow?
Before the end of today, what would you wish to happen?
December 2011
22 posts
Have you realized that this is the last week of...
How do we know if our memories are real or not? Memory is such an intangible and ephemeral thing that it is almost impossible for someone to prove that it was once real. Some memories may be too painful to recall so they are simply hidden in our subconscious memory only to never be spoken of again. Surely we can ask others for validation, but their memories may also be altered like our own.
The...
Jumping on the bed once you reach your hotel room.
What's the most unique thing you own?
Instead of searching for passion, live passionately now. – Sometimes we get so wrapped up in ‘finding ourselves’ or ‘finding our passion’ that we forget how this discovery is actually made: By living passionately now. In other words, if you want to find out where your true passions lies, stop looking and simply start living each day with passion and zeal. If you do, self-discovery will come...
