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Look up at the sky tonight. The moon and stars you see are the same ones that every person before you looked at. Your parents. Your grandparents. Alexander the Great. Marcus Aurelius. Seneca. Take a moment to pause and close your eyes. You will feel the connection.

@snowmeltmemo So much of life just passes us by. So much beauty and so many things to be in awe of...all under-appreciated, yet all still keep trying to reveal themselves to us.

@forgeofman Rare to see people actually stop walking to look at something physical. The bloom cycle forces a pause without a screen involved

Some lessons...courtesy of cherry blossoms. Full article in link: forgeofman.ca/cherry-blossom…

A reflection on the myth of life being short, inspired by the summer solstice. forgeofman.ca/life-is-not-sh…

Live is not measured by material things, but by the imprint we make on the hearts of others. A story of love and legacy, told through leaves. Full article at forgeofman.ca/the-money-plan…

"I think we were always meant to be nomads." They say home is where the heart is, but perhaps it's where the heart takes you. Dedicated to all those who left their homes and all they ever knew, in search of a better life. forgeofman.ca/nomads/

It all falls apart when the credibility you worked so tirelessly to build gets systemically dismantled by your own degeneracy fueled by ignorance and arrogance.

When you get to the age where the people you thought were invincible when you were a child begin to pass away - that is when your own mortality begins to really set in.

@_prashanthn Hadn't been here in a while. Saw this pop up and immediately smiled. Glad you're still posting like this, P...the world needs more positivity like yours these days!

Ettore Tito’s Children (1901).

It is a beautiful day to be alive! Good morning, and may God bless you… 🤗

In a world full of absurdity and ridiculousness beyond measure, being outraged should be replaced with being outside.

“One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.” - Omar El Akkad

The over-amplified opinions of under-qualified people are one of the biggest societal problems we face today.

"If you look carefully, everyone is pretending." - Hafez

Our ability to identify right from wrong is outstanding, but our willingness to support right and speak up against wrong is embarrassing.

@SilvaNikol29061 Yet we do it again and again - a tragic comedy of sorts. Grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, neighbours, teachers, friends...the list goes on. Each takes with them so much knowledge, history and experience that would undoubtedly help us navigate our own lives.

With the passing of each generation, we lose a piece of our personal histories, simply because we were too busy to ask questions.

@Eric_Weiner Love this - writing is hard, there is no doubt about it, but nothing beats the satisfaction of being able to express your own thoughts and feelings via writing. Sure, it's difficult at times, but that's what makes it that much more rewarding in the end.

Imagine in the not-too-distant future, you want to run a marathon but the training regime is daunting. So you recruit an AI bot that looks like you to run the race. It wins. Would that be gratifying? Think about that the next time you ask ChatGPT to write an essay for you.

He who is good simply because it is the right thing to do, not to win favour of a God or out of fear of incurring his wrath... He is the definition of a good human being.

Every book is an adventure.

Writing is one of the most under appreciated forms of therapy.

Quick to record and even quicker to post on social media - a society which has forgotten its humanity and traded in its empathy for a dopamine rush.