February 2012
1 post
Drama Continued
One more question arises: Why would drama and heartbreak make happiness more meaningful? I think the answer lies in the contrast between drama and happiness. If you understand life’s tragedy, if you’ve hit a low, you are better able to appreciate good times. This is purely conjecture, but I think it makes sense.
January 2012
6 posts
Drama
Does one need drama in one’s life?—drama like what’s in the great novels and movies? I’ve been taught to seek balance, happiness, and stability, for these qualities enhance life. But what if I have balance without ever have had suffered? Is life complete without suffering? The characters in the books I read seem to be better, stronger individuals after experiencing love...
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The Service Industry
Looking for jobs isn’t too tough. I just visit Craigslist, search, and send out applications with personalized cover letters. Landing one is somewhat tougher. Some of these Craigslist postings ask that an ideal candidate have “a passion for customer driven service.” But who, in all honesty, has a passion for customer service? I know a lot of people in the service industry and I...
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“But isn’t that the cause of all the trouble? Words! We all have a world of...”
– Luigi Pirandello (Six Characters in Search of an Author)
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“… mental health is based on a certain degree of tension, the tension...”
– Viktor E. Frankl (Man’s Search for Meaning)
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“But I repeat for the hundredth time, there is one case, one only, when man may...”
– Dostoyevsky (Notes from the Underground)
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“You know, it’s such a peculiar thing—our idea of mankind in general....”
– Ayn Rand (The Fountainhead)