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We know that human relationships are one of the things that matter most at the end of life. When we look back, we rarely think about the hours we spent working, the things we bought, or the things we achieved.…
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Almost everything we do has a fairly simple objective: to try to feel well and avoid suffering. The street vendor walking along the beach under the sun, the person relaxing on a sun lounger, the exhausted worker heading home, or…
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Other people’s suffering affects us in a strange way. We can know that thousands of children die every day from preventable causes and continue with our lives without it having much effect on our emotional state. The number is enormous,…
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Democracies were not born out of generosity from those in power. They emerged because governing without the support of the masses became impossible or too costly. Rulers needed soldiers for wars, workers for factories, and voters for legitimacy. In exchange…
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Minimalism is not about having an empty home, but about stopping the accumulation of things that no longer add anything to our lives. Owning fewer possessions means less maintenance, fewer decisions, and less noise. It also forces us to ask…
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Two doctors in the same city can give different diagnoses to identical patients. Two judges can hand down different sentences for similar crimes. Even we ourselves can make different decisions in the same situation depending on whether it is morning…
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As I get older, I am beginning to see many things differently. Situations that seemed unfair to me for years, losses I could not accept, and decisions that caused me pain now carry a different meaning. Not because the facts…