Category: Pop Philosophy
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Pain Before Growth: Lessons from Chicago, Kintsugi, and Trees
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The beginnings of terrible events often occur unexpectedly… Like one night in Chicago in 1871 when the flame from a lantern in a barn spread and burned down the whole city. At that time, Chicago was a source of inexpensive lumber, so most buildings were made of wood. A small…
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Live Like Water
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Heraclitus, the ancient Greek philosopher, saw and understood the way of water. He once said, “No man ever steps in the same river twice.” This is because the water is always flowing and changing. It signifies the certainty and inevitability of change that no one can resist. Heraclitus believed that…