What encouraged me to read it was your title ‘Amor fati’
And I say this without exaggerating that This is the most beautiful article I have read since I downloaded this app (3 days ago) And my favorite part was when you said “I left because they no longer fit the life I was growing into. “ And I can certainly relate to it now more than ever.
And even Nietzsche has a whole aphorism related to this matter. He wrote it because he wanted to train himself to see everything necessary (inevitable in life) as beautiful.
And I love that you brought up Nietzsche… that idea of learning to see even what’s inevitable as something beautiful. I think that’s what I’m still trying to understand myself everyday.
I love this Shelly, I relate to it so much. Every friendship, every fallout, every up, every down, every moment makes us to who we are and where we are today . Our experience itself isn't objectively good or bad.. It just is. And it leads us to insights we wouldn't ever have had without them. That to me is worth every experience.
This is a very thoughtful comment Shalini. I agree with you, no experience is inherently good or bad, it is us who put meaning to it. Sometimes, when I find myself on the negative side, I remind myself to step back or change my perspective.
What encouraged me to read it was your title ‘Amor fati’
And I say this without exaggerating that This is the most beautiful article I have read since I downloaded this app (3 days ago) And my favorite part was when you said “I left because they no longer fit the life I was growing into. “ And I can certainly relate to it now more than ever.
And even Nietzsche has a whole aphorism related to this matter. He wrote it because he wanted to train himself to see everything necessary (inevitable in life) as beautiful.
Thanks for sharing it!
This honestly means so much, thank you 🤍
And I love that you brought up Nietzsche… that idea of learning to see even what’s inevitable as something beautiful. I think that’s what I’m still trying to understand myself everyday.
I’m really glad it resonated with you 🥹
I love this Shelly, I relate to it so much. Every friendship, every fallout, every up, every down, every moment makes us to who we are and where we are today . Our experience itself isn't objectively good or bad.. It just is. And it leads us to insights we wouldn't ever have had without them. That to me is worth every experience.
This is a very thoughtful comment Shalini. I agree with you, no experience is inherently good or bad, it is us who put meaning to it. Sometimes, when I find myself on the negative side, I remind myself to step back or change my perspective.
Thank you for reading 🥰
These mementos are like time machines! Transports to various time points. Alas, we do end up as villain in someone's story
They really are 🥹
Yes, you are right, we are sometimes someone’s villain in their story… even when we have the best of intentions
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Thanks for taking the time to connect Yathish, looking forward to your future work
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This reminded me of one of my favorite quotes by Soren Kierkegaard: “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.”
Such a beautiful quote! It captures that exact tension.. that understanding comes later, but living doesn’t wait for it.
Thank you for sharing this 😊
it is hard to embrace the bad parts of our past but it has a role in who we are today
Thank you for taking the time to read, this means a lot 💛