The Calmth of the Snow
Recently I read, and answered, a question on my Twitter timeline. In German it was asked which of 2 terms was more overused, one of which I still know was “capitalism”, the other was a term about equal treatment, I don’t know the exact one anymore. The choice was actually rather easy and yet also…
Ever heard of that saying that we were not born with ignorance, but we were taught to be ignorant? That saying kind of shows ignorance in its own, as it misses the point completely. The reality is that we were not born with the understanding of everything, meaning that we were actually born ignorant. Just…
“What a child doesn’t receive he can seldom later give.” Ever heard of that quote? It’s quote of British crime writer Phyllis Dorothy James from her book “Time to be in Earnest: A Fragment of Autobiography”. Also, it is among my most hated quotes in existence. This single quote easily leads to a lot of…
Ever did a personality test? If you did, it is likely you got a result based on the “big five” principle, meaning you got something like ENFP-T, INTP-A, or ESFJ-T, to name just 3 of the multiple personality types that are most often used. In theory, the idea is great, however, in actual effectiveness, the…
Positivity, it should be shared, right? It is quite disturbing to see how many people are actually not agreeing with this. The reason behind this is not truly known to me, so if it’s justified I would not know, but to be honest, it does not truly matter either way. While this is an obvious…
Remember the Syrian girl “Bana Alabed”? Her Twitter account has been removed. So, what changed? Well, according to whoever managed the account, the Syrian Army has deleted the account, which is actually very unlikely.. But maybe, it all rather has to do with that facts didn’t support the account. Sources within Syria have already been…
What is the most common form of discrimination? Probably you will start thinking about mental health, skin colors, nationalities or gender preferences… It might come as a shock, but none of them is right. When I would use the words pediaphobia, ephebiphobia and the resulting adultism you would probably be confused, as these are words you…
Note: An orphan is officially someone who has lost both parents, which stands against everything Lumos, J.K. Rowling and all others speaking against institutionalization, and the correct word of “foundling” should be used. I have, however, chosen to ignore this for this blog post, and rather just focus on the important matter at hand. Ever…
