Tag: impermanence

Continuums of constant change, that’s what all mind and matter are.

The Identity Paradox: Unless you are always ‘yourself’, you have a public identity to hide your actual identity, that is…

An existential question I similarly asked at 13: ‘Why struggle so hard to live if I’m going to die?’ Answers…

Time: Wandering Thought #262 Have a sense of urgency every day, because time is always running out, with the sun…

We and our blog and Facebook posts… Are we and they not an ephemera lot? (Apologies for forgetting the source…

A story from ‘How To Be Happy’ by Eleanor Davis… Is this not thought-provoking satire of how many see happiness…

As inspired by the movie ‘Horns’, but not following its plot… When he first sprouted a horn, he was shunned,…

Impermanence doesn’t mean things have to disintegrate or decay right in front of your eyes. The ephemeral nature of things…

Hurricane Sandy Typhoon Haiyan Cyclone Cleopatra Wrathful ‘ladies’ gone with the wind, despite their indelible harm, or will the hurt…

Super Short Story (242): Fireworks Every year, when he sees pollutive national celebratory fireworks, he can’t help thinking the millions…

Super Short Story (241): Sleep He overslept on his birthday, waking up at noon – with half of the day…

Super Short Story (207): TV Every time his TV becomes okay, he thought maybe it’s okay after all. But if…

Super Short Story (204): Nails While scratching himself, he realised that his nails have as if suddenly become too long…

Sam & Sara #397: Guarantee Sam: Look! There is lifetime guarantee for this product! Sara: So? Sam: Huh? Sara: It…

Super Short Story (198): Kid Part 1: It was terrible… the passing of his kid… Suddenly, he woke up. It…

We are born empty-handed come, and we die empty-handed. Yet, most of us are born with clenched fists, and some…

Super Short Story (112): Restaurant While eating at an average restaurant, it struck him that some restaurants probably can’t make…

He doesn’t even want his loved ones to know he is dying of a rare terminal illness, but he forgot…

Question: A shelf above my desk gave way and broke my Bodhisattva image. Can I glue the pieces and continue…

Sam & Sara #363 Sam: The movie’s plot twist was so predictable! Sara: Was it? I thought it was very…