And so it's been another week, and not every week I many thoughts to share.
It's been another week in which I had to try to come to terms with the mortality of life. Had a session with a client, we were supposed to talk about something and it turns out that a close friend of his died between e last time we met and now. And my session plan flew out of the window, and became a grief counseling session. And a nav brother is also now in hospital, at one point grappling with mortality.
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Just spoke with a very sharp friend on MSN. We haven't chatted face to face in about a year plus, and yesterday was the first time.
She is sharp. She shared that after a year, she says that she feels I've developed an 'aura of indulgence'. Haaa. That's a funny term, I've never thought that way. And I wondered what it is.
She said it's almost like.. it feels like I have seen so much of human life, I don't have a need to constantly be looking out for others' needs. But that I could just look out for myself, not feeling that I always needed to self-sacrifice, material or immaterial pleasures, or alone time.
Do you guys feel that way about me too?
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I've got a new fad. I collect classic books and try to read them. You know, those books that you can keep for life. Edmond just bought 'Man's Search for Meaning' by Viktor Frankl for me.
I just got Confessions by Augustine, who wrote in Latin in the 4th century. He's possibly the wisest man in the history of the Church, ranking alongside Calvin and Solomon. To be honest, I was quite disappointed with the response of some peeps who I read a passage of his writing to.
Sometime ago, was reading a couple of wonderful books by Kubler-Ross.
And now I'm becoming a bigger fan of U2. I want to attend one of their concerts someday.
It's been another week in which I had to try to come to terms with the mortality of life. Had a session with a client, we were supposed to talk about something and it turns out that a close friend of his died between e last time we met and now. And my session plan flew out of the window, and became a grief counseling session. And a nav brother is also now in hospital, at one point grappling with mortality.
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Just spoke with a very sharp friend on MSN. We haven't chatted face to face in about a year plus, and yesterday was the first time.
She is sharp. She shared that after a year, she says that she feels I've developed an 'aura of indulgence'. Haaa. That's a funny term, I've never thought that way. And I wondered what it is.
She said it's almost like.. it feels like I have seen so much of human life, I don't have a need to constantly be looking out for others' needs. But that I could just look out for myself, not feeling that I always needed to self-sacrifice, material or immaterial pleasures, or alone time.
Do you guys feel that way about me too?
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I've got a new fad. I collect classic books and try to read them. You know, those books that you can keep for life. Edmond just bought 'Man's Search for Meaning' by Viktor Frankl for me.
I just got Confessions by Augustine, who wrote in Latin in the 4th century. He's possibly the wisest man in the history of the Church, ranking alongside Calvin and Solomon. To be honest, I was quite disappointed with the response of some peeps who I read a passage of his writing to.
Sometime ago, was reading a couple of wonderful books by Kubler-Ross.
And now I'm becoming a bigger fan of U2. I want to attend one of their concerts someday.
Do feel U're a bit different from the warm, nice, encouraging *pat pat* Liren when I met U like in 2006 I think. Good part? U've grown. Hell a lot. Bad part? You lose friends. There are friends who are around U cos they like how U make them feel. There are friends who are around U cos they life U. Some, though rare, are the friends who grow into U and U grow into them. Can't feel the real you sometimes these days. Yay, I got mentioned on your blog. I need/want/love that. Makes me feel like I'm actually a part of your life and not a walking philosophical idiot.
HI LiRen, i get to know your blog through your good little friend :)
Want to INFORM you that 我到此一游 :) hehe
I do not know you well. But you gave me an impression that you are a person used to think a lot.
That's not something good or bad.
For more importantly is, how it can facilitate you towards your destiny.
heya buddy hm i think u know some of my thots on the 'old' liren & the current one ;) but i dont think that u've become less caring of others.