by Aseem Gupta | Feb 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Life has a way of collapsing around us in moments so sudden and cruel that we question everything. Imagine being trapped between a ravenous tiger above and a venomous snake below, clinging desperately to a fragile root slowly gnawed away by relentless mice. This...
by Aseem Gupta | Jan 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Life is an unrelenting dance between desire and dissatisfaction. Arthur Schopenhauer, the 19th-century philosopher often labeled a pessimist, saw this struggle with unparalleled clarity. He traced the source of human suffering to a blind, insatiable force he called...
by Aseem Gupta | Oct 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
In an era marked by uncertainty, the ability to maintain inner peace isn’t a luxury; it’s a necessity. The ancient Stoics understood this well. They didn’t evade adversity; instead, they confronted it with resilience while steadfastly following the...
by Aseem Gupta | Aug 20, 2020 | Philosophy, Meaning & Worldview
Few things are more frustrating than watching ourselves avoid the very things we know we should do. The essay remains unwritten. The workout gets postponed. The phone call waits until tomorrow. The project sits untouched while we distract ourselves with entertainment,...
by Aseem Gupta | Jul 25, 2020 | Philosophy, Meaning & Worldview
There are few experiences as quietly overwhelming as missing someone. It doesn’t always arrive dramatically. Sometimes it’s subtle—a thought that lingers too long, a memory that surfaces uninvited, a moment that feels incomplete because someone is no longer there to...
