Verve: enthusiasm or vigor, as in literary or artistic work; spirit. Practically a perfect example of verve is Emilie du Chateley. She graced the world in the first half of the 18th century and set an example for all of us who have dreams and want to realize them in this life…
Comfort is defined as a state of ease and satisfaction of bodily wants, with freedom from pain and anxiety. The Stoic and Existential thinkers particularly warn about seeking comfort above one’s own personal growth…
Gnosticism is an ancient syncretic religious movement (peaking 1st-5th centuries AD) that emphasized gnosis (secret, experiential knowledge) as the key to salvation…
Useful: being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect. I personally had the great benefit of being raised to be useful. Our parents were determined that their three children would become useful members of society…
Guarantees, warranties, insurance and promises, we all deal with them constantly. We have experiences which perhaps seriously affect our general state-of-mind. If you had better than average results with car insurance, expensive product warranties, friends and neighbors to watch your back…
Agnosticism concerns one’s stance on knowledge, not particularly about one’s beliefs. The term coined by Thomas Henry Huxley is technically the belief that “ultimate reality” is unknowable, rather than merely not knowing…
There are essentially two types of metaphysical seekers; those who seek truth within themselves and those who seek it from outside. However, we have to understand and beware of those who have found the truth as they are no longer seekers, but founders…
Rebels, those who resist any authority, control, or tradition. How much more broad could a concept be? We all have a certain degree of rebellious nature within us so at what point is one singled out as dangerous and publicly called out as a ‘Rebel’? A very fine line, no doubt!
Ambition as a noun: the object, state, or result desired or sought after and as a verb used with an object: to seek after earnestly; aspire to. Walter Kaufman, the renowned German-American philosopher, coined the term “humbition” as a blend of humility and ambition to represent a key virtue for the modern, autonomous individual…
Community generally means a social (humans are social beings) group of any size who reside in a specific locality. Unfortunately, in our fast moving world and especially in highly developed areas created by the industrial revolution, finding like minded people is becoming more and more difficult…