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Caring about people is a lot of work

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:46:47 +0700

I mean, in theory, you could be calling someone at lunchtime every day to find out what they want to do for dinner this evening and having a mundane back-and-forth about restaurant vs. cooking vs. ordering in, which includes having to compromise on your personal tastes and preferences because you must take their opinion into consideration. You could be making decisions based on consensus, and learning to think about people other than yourself. You could be operating as one-half of a fine-tuned unit who has gotten the whole “being respectful of someone else’s beliefs and feelings” thing down to a science. Or, you could be drinking a bottle of wine for one and then going on a whim with a friend to see a Quentin Tarantino movie and throwing popcorn at the heads of the gleeful fanboys littered throughout the audience. The choice is clear, I believe.

From http://po.st/Z73Qn2

"All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable..."

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:34:25 +0700

“All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways.”

- Yann Martel

In these four walls where my soul wonders, the greatest journey ever known to man was filled with...

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:17:11 +0700

In these four walls where my soul wonders,

the greatest journey ever known to man was filled with rainbows,

as the rain kiss the ground in November,

it savors the rising sun,

it rest upon the window,

it ponders in silence the beauty of inspiration,

it conquers the endless searching where loneliness lives in a vast world of strangers.

"You are the sun~ and I can’t help myself from revolving around you. To seek warmth, and..."

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:05:39 +0700

“You are the sun~ and I can’t help myself from revolving around you. To seek warmth, and eventually burnt into ashes..”

"A man can be destroyed but not defeated."

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:12:40 +0700

“A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”

- Ernest Hemingway

"Dealing with someone you care for makes you painfully aware of your own fallibility."

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:26:18 +0700

“Dealing with someone you care for makes you painfully aware of your own fallibility.”

"You’re mad at yourself. You let down your guard, and let someone into your life, and it..."

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:25:18 +0700

“You’re mad at yourself. You let down your guard, and let someone into your life, and it actually felt okay. And that terrifies you.”

- Scumbag Ted Mosby

"I’m superman, and you’re kryptonite. You made me.. Human!"

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:10:12 +0700

“I’m superman, and you’re kryptonite. You made me.. Human!”

"You snap me out of my sense!"

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 12:00:53 +0700

“You snap me out of my sense!”

#everytimeyouarenear

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:25:38 +0700

#everytimeyouarenear I’m trying so DAMN hard not to say I love you

#everytimeyouarenear I’m cramping my arms, holding them from hugging you

#everytimeyouarenear I feel extremely angry because I’m too afraid to ruin this chemistry

#everytimeyouarenear I’m forcing my brain to think that we’re good as what we are now and nothing more

#everytimeyouarenear I’m overexcited or overanxious or everyotherover..

#everytimeyouarenear I’m falling deeper and deeper and deeper and start to think the pain will be ENORMOUS!

#everytimeyouarenear you destroy more and more sub system on my orbital space continuum

#everytimeyouarenear and you always near.. everywhere

#everytimeyouarenear DAMN, I realize that I’m in love with you..

The Sun

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 02:05:50 +0700

The Fool wakes at dawn from his long, dark night of the soul to find that the river has deposited him in a serene pool. There is a walled garden around this pond dominated by roses, lilies and splendid, nodding sunflowers. Stepping ashore, he watches the sun rise overhead. The day is clear. A child’s laughter attracts his attention and he sees a little girl ride a small white pony into the garden.

“Come!” says the little girl, leaping off the horse and running up to him. “Come see!” And the child proceeds to take the Fool’s hand and enthusiastically point out all manner of things, the busy insects in the grass, the seeds and petals on the sunflowers, the way the light sparkles on the pond. She asks questions of the Fool, simple but profound ones, like “Why is the sky blue?” She sings songs, and plays games with the Fool.

At one point the Fool stops, blinking up at the Sun so large and golden overhead, and he finds himself smiling, wider and brighter than he has in a very long time. He has been tested and tried, confused and scared, dismayed and amazed. But this is the first time that he has been simply and purely happy. His mind feels illuminated, his soul light and bright as a sunbeam, and it’s all thanks to this child with her simple questions, games and songs. This girl has helped the Fool see the world and himself anew.

“Who are you?” the Fool asks the child at last. The child smiles at this and seems to shine. And then she grows brighter and brighter until she turns into pure sunlight.

“I’m You,” the girl’s voice says throughout the garden, “The new you.” And as the words fill the Fool with warmth and energy, he comes to realize that this garden, the sun above, the child, all exist within him. He has just met his own inner light.

Photo

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:09:09 +0700

"Love means never having to say you’re sorry."

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:59:09 +0700

“Love means never having to say you’re sorry.”

- Jennifer Cavilleri - Love Story

"I feel the urge to hit Google and put “how to deal with cranky lady” on search query. ..."

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 22:33:28 +0700

“I feel the urge to hit Google and put “how to deal with cranky lady” on search query. Can I?”

- Rubik

"Menakjubkan bagaimana setitik debu dapat mengacaukan poros semesta!"

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:33:27 +0700

“Menakjubkan bagaimana setitik debu dapat mengacaukan poros semesta!”

Audio

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:36:34 +0700

"Aku adalah inti yang meredup, sampai puluhan berkas sinar menyerbu masuk kedalam orbit, perlahan aku..."

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:59:15 +0700

“Aku adalah inti yang meredup, sampai puluhan berkas sinar menyerbu masuk kedalam orbit, perlahan aku temaram, kemudian menyala terang!”

"Aku gemas mengurai rumit semesta berpikirmu!"

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:02:21 +0700

“Aku gemas mengurai rumit semesta berpikirmu!”

"The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of..."

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:36:25 +0700

“The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.”

- Andrew Carnegie

Dulu aku mengetuk pintu yang terkunci, menggebu, namun ia tetap bergeming sampai akhirnya aku...

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:53:00 +0700

Dulu aku mengetuk pintu yang terkunci, menggebu, namun ia tetap bergeming sampai akhirnya aku kehilangan tenaga dan tenggelam dalam lelah yang amat sangat.

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Aku kembali berhadapan dengan pintu yang sama, kali ini tanpa kunci, terbuka lebar malah…

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