Life
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Seeing people
We usually stop noticing the things we’re used to having. The last time you drank your water, you did not bother thinking whether it is clean or not. You just know. But the story is different for those who only knew about drinking dirty water. Those who live in dingy places also have other narratives Read more
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Often, you act like Pavlov’s dog
Most probably, you’ve heard about the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov. He studied in detail what is called classical conditioning, where when you hear the notification bell ring, you check your phone. (Haha, got you!) Kidding aside, I got this photo below from Wikipedia, which basically sums up what classical conditioning is all about. So when Read more
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Helping a friend
Helping a friend could mean so many things, such as: I value our history together, so I am helping my friend. I support the beliefs of my friend, so I am helping. I am willing to make exceptions because it’s my friend’s. I am helping because I am benefitting from this. And the list could Read more
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Going back
No matter how far you’ve gone, you will always want to come back where you began. And when you do, you will feel the same way you’ve felt as a child. It’s as if everything you’ve gone through was a dream. That time was a whisper, and age was a memory. You know they happened, Read more
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They’re not just flowers
I haven’t met anyone yet, who buy themselves a bouquet. Well, I haven’t tried buying myself one, so there goes my personal bias about the matter. Since I’ve been receiving them from my boyfriend, I started to fuss about what to do with them after receiving them. Do you get what I mean? Should you Read more
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Living in greyscale these days
Days seem to blur out, with the partial lockdowns and travel restrictions. And when you are the kind of person who doesn’t have any structure on what a day should look like, this is a tough time, especially for you. I cannot speak for many people, but I can say something about what I am Read more
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Growing something
Living in the metro, if you are just an average-income earner, is different than living outside the metro in so many ways. One is on growing basically anything. Back in my home, our house is situated in a 600 square meter lot, where almost 3/4 of that is just soil. You can do so many Read more
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