I once had a small talk with a therapist – I said I would like to live longer, forever perhaps (medicine might allow for this).
He was surprised and asked me if I would really like such a life.
It made me wonder.
In conclusion, I think I’ll probably be pretty bored, not to mention the lack of energy I’d have as an old person.
All life is a trauma in one way or another.
Any experience leaves a mark on you.
Some hurt you, some you like.
You remember the pain sometimes, and when you find joy, it’s like a mouthful of oxygen for a man standing underwater.
Life is built on traumas.
These days I listened to some person saying something in the line of – when you see some famous actor playing an apparently minor role in the movie, it’s likely that the person will appear again in the movie because they will more likely have an important role.
Conclusion? See a known actor – expect them to play a bigger role.
Right now, I feel that I’m a picky old man – I’m getting older, I’m pretentious, I put boundaries.
And I try to avoid these so much!
Generally, school (at least in Romanian State schools) doesn’t make you street smart.
You learn in school some things, some useful, some useless in business and everyday life.
Being the 1st in school does not guarantee later success.
The solution? Learn well in school, but be active in extra-curricular activities – have hobbies, go to events, help NGOs, go to art activities.
It struck me very well that I was harsh when I was young, that I was a stubborn child, that I resisted, that I did everything I wanted, with courage, with insensibility, and stubbornness – lots of times.
I learned a lot, probably more than I would have learned if I had been a good and submissive child.
At school – I learned, I did my homework, I put in the effort.
But beyond that, I did what I wanted to do.
And trauma, of course.
(my) Life’s solution – insist until you are forced to grow and develop.
How different is the life of those close to you?
A person, a man, a house – everything is different, it’s a different life.
You can see the lives of your relatives, their friends, their neighbors.
All – radically different.
The house they have, the social circle, their jobs – they differ quite a bit.
If you’re firm and tough, and strong, there’s an excuse for your behavior – If you have a good reason, you may be right to be upset.
I’ve seen people getting upset. If they had a reason for it, I tried to understand their reactions.
Generally, I don’t like verbal aggressiveness. But I can try and understand it. And, in the end, tolerate it.
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In the past, I used to look at journalists with admiration.
CHIP magazine, game magazines, 22 magazine.
Even today I do so but to a much lesser degree.
I feel that, at the same time, I grew wiser and the press, in general, decreased its quality.
I’m not the person I was 10-20 years ago, the press, again, is not the same.
And, with the Internet there are so many opportunities to know, read, view, interact with.
Îmi e greu să spun cât am investit în educație în ultimul an, pentru că mult din ce fac e în sensul ăsta.
Nu am asta cu “am cumpărat 5 cărți și 3 cursuri”.
Am cumpărat cărți, nu am o sumă anume în minte. Am cumpărat acces la Netflix, unde încerc să mă uit la lucruri legate de educație. Am fost de câteva ori la teatru, post-vaccin.
Uite, mi-am petrecut o vacanță de 9 zile în București în august 2021 (eu locuind în Năvodari) întâlnindu-mă cu diverse persoane. Am organizat excursia asta strict în sensul ăsta.
Pentru mine, asta e educație.
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