To deny one’s ego is to develop one’s self
To deny one’s ego is to develop one’s self It is tempting to let flatteries and sugarcoated words get into our heads. They boost our ego. It is also tempting to reject critiques. They hurt our ego. Yet, our goal should not be to boost our ego but to truly develop our selves. And authentic […]
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Why blog? (Or, why should you read my blog?)
I have always wanted an outlet where I can write my thoughts and feelings. My English high school mentor would always say, “Write to express, not to impress!” To this day, I vividly remember those words.
Looking back at what I’ve written in the early 2010’s, I feel funny and embarrassed for myself. Yet, I don’t want to delete them because they reflect how I viewed things from a perspective of unabashed idealism and a hint of naivete. Most of them were written during my undergraduate college years.
Things change, time marches on, and we move along.
This virtual place is where I offer drops of my bits in this ever growing world of bytes. Hopefully, some drops will be powerful enough to create ripple effects.