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The Roles We Play

Posted by Ruda in Purpose on 21. Dec, 2009 | 1 Comment

Everybody has their own way of seeing the world, their own behaviors and beliefs. There are a lot of conflicts that arise out of this and at the core of the conflict is the belief that whatever ideals we hold are the “right” ones. I would say that one of my own [...]

When I Grow Up…

Posted by Ruda in Purpose on 04. Nov, 2009 | 2 Comments

Is it possible to live a life without passion? Can one go through life without a single passion for anything? It seems that I’m encountering more and more people that don’t seem to know what they really love to do in life. Most of my peers are college seniors, and inevitably, the [...]

Liking while Disliking

Posted by Ruda in Emotions on 31. Oct, 2009 | 2 Comments

It seems an especially difficult thing to love everyone, as some people might. In my understanding of love, there would be no desire to change the thing that you love if you truly loved for what it was. So if one were to love everyone, the problem I’m about to describe wouldn’t apply. [...]

Do You See What I See?

Posted by Ruda in Unrelated Musings on 27. Oct, 2009 | 3 Comments

Beauty is one of those concepts that has been questioned for thousands of years and yet its true meaning eludes us. What makes something beautiful? Why do we feel pleasure from it? Why does perception of beauty differ?
I like to separate the things that we perceive as beautiful for only their form without [...]

What Else Is There?

Posted by Ruda in Purpose on 21. Oct, 2009 | 13 Comments

One of Sigmund Freud’s most popular theories is that of the “id”, “ego”, and “superego”. In this theory, he states that the id is our most basal state, it is driven by the pleasure principle. This means that it seeks pleasure in the form of food and sex and avoids pain. [...]

What Next?

Posted by Ruda in Society on 16. Oct, 2009 | 2 Comments

The most successful ideology to spread across the world in the past century is consumerism. While so many people argue about political ideologies and which ones are more successful, consumerism seems to have slipped by unnoticed since it can thrive in almost any political system. Basically, it is the idea that a person’s [...]

Better You Than Me

Posted by Ruda in Relationships on 13. Oct, 2009 | 1 Comment

One of the core beliefs that every person holds, whether they are aware of it or not, concerns a basic fact about human nature. This belief will either be that human beings are self-interested and individualistic, or that we care about others by nature and not just ourselves. Which side a person chooses will largely [...]

The Way I Am

Posted by Ruda in Purpose on 10. Oct, 2009 | 3 Comments

Lately I’m confronted with more and more people that act inconsistently with their goals. The ideas they express in conversation remain as just that, they never seem to implement these ideas in their life. Some of the time these people are not really committed to what they’re saying. Maybe they’re taking part [...]

iPhones Don’t Make You Happier?

Posted by Ruda in Emotions on 09. Oct, 2009 | 4 Comments

According to research by economists and psychologists, the level of happiness in the population has not changed in almost a century. In spite of advances in medicine and technology, we are not happier than our ancestors. Characteristics such as age, gender, income level, and health, do not account for a lot of [...]

In With the New

Posted by Ruda in Purpose on 07. Oct, 2009 | No Comments

In any given day we make hundreds of tiny little choices that inevitably alter our future experiences. Each and every moment is incredibly important because it has so much power over your future self. If we are always making the more comfortable and known choice, we limit our potential for growth [...]