Reflections on Peace, Philosophy, and Life
Empathy is something I find in almost all people I meet. Not always in dramatic ways, not always expressed openly, but present. There is usually at least a quiet understanding that we are alike. We all want to be heard. We all want to be understood. Many of us genuinely care about others, even if we struggle to show it.
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Greed, Fear, and the Scale of Modern Politics
There is a disturbing pattern in human history.
It stretches from the story of the Golden Calf to modern election campaigns.
We repeatedly hand power to those who promise protection, prosperity, or greatness — and who quietly serve themselves.
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Why understanding feeling, changes how we look for peace.
Almost everyone I know would say they want to be content. Not ecstatic, not permanently happy, not successful in some grand sense — just content. At ease. Comfortable in their own skin. And yet, for something so widely desired, contentment seems strangely elusive.
We tend to treat contentment as something to be reached: after this problem is solved, after this stage of life, after this achievement, after the right circumstances line up. But what if that very approach is what keeps it out of reach?
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Crime and Poverty: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Crime and poverty are often discussed as if they were separate problems, requiring separate solutions. They are not. They are two sides of the same coin. And yet, again and again, societies attempt to eliminate crime while leaving poverty intact. This is not just ineffective — it is irrational.
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Before I started my psychology degree, I worked for six months as a porter at the Maudsley Hospital in London.
Part of the job was accompanying patients to and from ECT. Electroconvulsive therapy. A machine, a treatment, a protocol. Very efficient. Very clinical.
What I remember most clearly is what happened after.
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