niedziela, 25 marca 2018

What does it mean to be a real man in today's world?

No one can tell you how you have to act or set a standard for your character. Express yourself with respect and an open mind, stay true to what you believe and live your life to the fullest. I can't really answer that question in another way, as it just doesn't seem right to judge a person like that. Be yourself, however imperfect you may seem to others. All of us can achieve wonders with passion and hard work.

Why do people belive in superstitions?

I think that it's just a feeling that we get when we are presented with one of them. For example we get a feeling like "what if it really turns out true?". In my opinion the'll disappear soon enough. There really isn't much behind them. In some cases people get really desperate, for example many family members of missing individuals turn to psychics to get a little more hope when things are turning out grim. Another good exaple are people who are heartbroken or can't find love. They'll often believe in horoscopes and fortune telling.

Would you like to spend a week in the Mandarin Oriental ?

Not really, i kind of dislike high end places like this one. I find that renting a room from a family and staying there while having contact with people that see you as an equal is much more rewarding as you get more interaction with "real". I like to see how people live in places that i visit. I'd love to try and have a job in a foreign country. It'd be a wonderful way to meet and get to know new people. I don't mind seeing many of the various imperfections that countries have to offer. Closing yourself in a really expensive bubble isn't a good way to explore the world, unless you're just a snob and don't care.

Who is to blame for obesity?

In my opinion, it's the lack of warnings, our laziness and selfishness.
Many people simply don't have time or money to prepare homemade, relatively healthy and nutritious meals. That is why many hard wokers eat at places like McDonald's or Wendy's in the US for example. Also a growing threat is "fat acceptance". I get that many people are scarred for life, or have visual abnormalities that make them uneasy about their appearance. This may lead to social isolation or even depression in the worst scenarios, but applying the same logic to an overweight or obese person just doesn't work! We are sculpters of our bodies and"having little time" or not "having enough money to go to the gym" are not valid excuses when your life can be at stake! The human will can do wonders.
I myself was once fat. I was not happy with my body, but i knew that it was entirely my fault as i really liked eating and did'nt get much excersise. But one day i decided to change things a bit. I bought myself a treadmill as it was late autumn and i didn't want to run outside in the cold. When i first got onto the treadmill and started running i did'nt even make it past the 10 minutes mark on low speed. I felt ashamed and weak, but i kept going every day, eventually adding some more excersises and changing my diet. I ended up doing pushups, situps, squats and running every single day for 5 months. I've lost 17 kilograms. While i tormented my body my mind stayed sane and led me to the finish line. I am happy with what i achieved and i still excersise to improve the controll that i have over my body. I think that we need to know that we can always improve. Stop making excuses, save your life.

Colonizing Space


First of all i'd like to clearly state that i may have quite an unusual view on the issue (some may even call it irrational), so it's completly ok for you to take it with a grain of salt.
In my opinion the human race is quite bold in it's claims. Mainly with acting all superior on our planet. We are the most "intelligent" species on earth, yet we can't see that as a whole it is a giant living entity itself. A contraption that relies on every single cog, every single lever it contains. By destroying our planet we have shown that there is no end to our arrogance. One thing that people need to understand is that just by assuming that our planet will be uninhabitable anyways, doesn't mean we morally have the right to abandon it. We are but a pest on a tree, moving on to feed on our next victim as our host dies. The problem cannot be solved just by changing our technology to suit the enviourment as we still produce weapons centered around mass destruction. The issue lies in human nature itself. We are greedy, arrogant and we still think that we've been blessed by existing in this world while the truth is the direct opposite: it's the world that has been cursed with the plague of humankind. So yeah, colonizing space is a "no, no" for me. That is unless we will finally break free from the bonds of our past and abandon all destructive conflicts. That doesn't mean we can't explore it though! Space is a true miracle, a place of wonderful diversity, and one that we'll never truelly understand.