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 [...]
Limitless Love
Posted by Ruda in Relationships on 16. Nov, 2009 | 1 Comment
Every relationship that we cultivate has it’s own dynamic. We do not behave exactly the same with everyone, and the greatest difference that can be observed is in our “romantic” relationships. For some reason, we treat our lovers differently than our friends, we have different expectations of them. Perhaps, this is partly [...]
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 [...]