Christopher Nolan says he watched STAR WARS 12 times in theaters when it was released
"That, for me, was just the essence of this medium — create an entire world that you can understand and live in, that’s absolutely different from everyday life. That’s the great joy of movies"
(Source: @nytimes)
Bad idea. Your emotions arent tools to hone to get you respect and power. Your emotions are your reality, and you become stronger by integrating them. I had a temper until I started arguments every time i got mad
In the Tao Te Ching, Laozi left a timeless truth: "A violent wind does not last the whole morning, nor a heavy rain the whole day." Even nature's extreme states cannot be sustained, let alone a human being's.
Demanding to wake up "excited" and go to bed "tired" every day is essentially chasing a pathological, storm-like high. Taoism teaches that the optimal state of life is not a daily rollercoaster, but a "continuous and seemingly inexhaustible" gentle stream.
Equating "not being excited" with failure is profound ignorance of the value of "neutrality." True awakening isn't injecting yourself with hustle-culture adrenaline to find a "new direction"; it's accepting life's cycles and allowing days of calm, neutrality, and stillness.
Han Feizi, the great synthesizer of Legalism, deeply analyzed "manipulative tactics" in power dynamics. One of the most insidious tactics is "entrapment/framing."
Those in power deliberately set up a situation where you are guaranteed to lose control. When you fall into the trap and meltdown, they can "rightfully" use systemic rules to punish you, strip your rights, and convince all bystanders that the punishment is justified.
The tweet sees through this "power structure." Allistics intentionally triggering a meltdown is essentially "weaponized violence." By maintaining a facade of "calmness," they monopolize the definition of "rationality," causing your social death in the power struggle.
In the Tao Te Ching, Laozi left an eternal rule for preserving dignity: "Knowing contentment prevents disgrace; knowing when to stop prevents danger."
"Desperately trying" in a relationship is, in Taoism, "not knowing when to stop." The philosophy of water (the highest good is like water) is: flow around obstacles, move downwards, and never shamelessly knock on a door that won't open.
When you try to force a dead relationship alive, you go against "The Way" and naturally feel disgraced (losing aura). True "Aura" isn't proven by desperately holding on, but by the (effortless grace) of water: "If you don't care, I will flow toward the ocean."
My last relationship humbled me in ways I never saw coming. I stood ten toes down for a woman through her darkest, brokest days… held her up when life tried to tear her down. I was loyal, patient, and real. And in the end? She switched up on me. The same woman I believed in
This is why I revoke access to folks who mishandle my kindness. Kindness is the bare minimum. You are a very sick & twisted person if you assume kindness means you’ve conquered someone or established some type of power play — ironically, this is how you announce your inferiority.
if some suffering is necessary it’s probably the suffering that gets you where you want to be. but if you’ve already spent so much time unjustly suffering, you’re probably less inclined to purposely put yourself through intentional struggle in order to receive a result you desire
if some suffering is necessary it’s probably the suffering that gets you where you want to be. but if you’ve already spent so much time unjustly suffering, you’re probably less inclined to purposely put yourself through intentional struggle in order to receive a result you desire
@CallisteCamu Yeah, you have to find out WHY you're resisting. The therapist had me read a book arguing that fear of mortality underlies virtually everything we do.
There's a part of you that doesn't want to understand your time on earth is limited.
The deep work is necessary.
A lot of women only care about how they feel in relationships. They never think about how their choice of words, behaviors & actions affect their partner.
It’s always “I feel” & that’s a terrible way to be..