Category Archives: Philosophy

Just be yourself

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Anita

Every human being plays many parts. If you’re at home with your parents, you play one part. If you’re with your friends at school, you play another. If you’re at work, you engage with people you might not otherwise talk … Continue reading →

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Bertrand Russell: Why I am not a Christian

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Anita

Today, I sat next to a priest on the tube. He was wearing his white collar, and I could feel myself hesitating slightly before taking my book out of my bag. For a split second I thought that it might … Continue reading →

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Expressing the inexpressible

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Anita

What would this world be without music? It would be less cheerful, for one. Less understanding. Less poetic. Less fun. You might argue that the world already seriously lacks these qualities, despite the amount of music being made. But I … Continue reading →

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‘Mamihlapinatapai’

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Anita

I like people. I mean, we’re fascinating. It’s like my mom said the other day, while watching television: look at that nose, isn’t it weird? – there are so many strange noses. And the thought that all 7 billion noses … Continue reading →

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Charlie Chaplin and human kindness

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Anita
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Living in denial

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Anita

I would assume many have watched some of Louis Theroux’s documentaries (BBC) from various societies around the world. He’s the guy who visited the Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas, USA – the crazy sect that goes around to strangers’ funerals … Continue reading →

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“To say ’I love you’ one must know first how to say the ’I’”

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Anita

Howard Roark laughed. This is the start of The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand’s breakthrough in 1943, and it’s the best book I’ve read this summer. I’ve previously written about Charlie – the main character in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by … Continue reading →

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