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Spending for Feelings
You don’t buy things for the things. You buy them for the feelings. And once you admit that, you stop being controlled by impulses you never chose. That’s why I’m speaking to you directly — one mind, one mirror, one moment of ruthless clarity — because spending for feelings is the silent addiction that drains more power, purpose, and self-respect than debt ever will.
By Randolphe Tanoguem2 months ago in Humans
“The Streetlamp That Waited for Me”
The Streetlamp That Waited for Me By [Ali Rehman] I used to walk home alone after dusk, down a long, narrow street where the houses leaned close together like old friends whispering secrets. The city was loud everywhere else — cars groaning, people arguing, windows glowing with television chatter — but that street felt like a pause in the world.
By Ali Rehman2 months ago in Humans
“A Letter to the Unseen”
A Letter to the Unseen By [Ali Rehman] Messages we send to those who left without saying goodbye. The night rain whispered against the window, soft and tired, the way memories sound when they return after years of silence. Daniel sat at his old wooden desk, fingers hovering above a blank sheet of paper. He had written hundreds of letters in his life—business emails, birthday notes, apologies, invitations—but never one like this.
By Ali Rehman2 months ago in Humans
When the Early Stages of Long Distance Dating Hit Hard
Long-distance dating has a unique rhythm—one that’s both thrilling and emotionally demanding. When we enter the early stages of long distance dating, the excitement of new love often collides with the reality of separation. These first few months can hit harder than expected, leaving us juggling hope, longing, and uncertainty. The distance tests us, but it also shows how close and committed we are.
By Relationship Guide2 months ago in Humans
Can Group Coloring Sessions Improve Social Connectedness?
In a world with ever-increasing screen time, stress, and social distance, finding ways to reconnect has become more critical than ever. Of course, technology keeps people in touch, but shared laughter, conversation, and creativity can't be fully substituted when people get together in person. One surprisingly powerful tool for building these social bonds is something many of us loved as children: coloring.
By Shenal Jay2 months ago in Humans
When Compassion Replaces Truth
Compassion is a virtue, but compassion without truth becomes corruption. It turns mercy into permissiveness and kindness into cowardice. A healthy society needs both heart and spine. When compassion replaces truth, the heart becomes sentimental and the spine collapses. People begin to value comfort more than correction and feelings more than facts. The result is moral confusion that spreads from personal relationships into every institution.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast2 months ago in Humans
The Asymmetry of Consequence
A society cannot survive when truth applies to one group but not another. Every civilization that endures is built on shared accountability, equal justice, and balanced consequence. When one group is shielded from correction while another carries the full weight of judgment, corruption takes root. Today, that imbalance has become deeply gendered. Men are punished for failure, while women are protected from it. Men are held to the standard of results, while women are measured by intentions. The scales of consequence are no longer even, and the results are visible everywhere.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast2 months ago in Humans
