Stream of Consciousness
She Left Me, and I found Myself
The night she left, the air felt heavier than usual. My phone was silent, but my mind was screaming. Every notification that wasn’t from her hit harder than a breakup text ever could. I sat there, staring at our last chat, scrolling endlessly through memories that no longer belonged to me.
By Rai Sohaib 3 months ago in Humans
Magic and Tagging
Last week I was at the mall trying without success to find a new pair of running shoes I liked for under $100. I got hungry and hit the food court to get some food. As usual, me being me, some of it landed on my necktie so I went to the loo to rinse it off and for some reason noticed the graffiti on a toilet seat. People tag buildings, railways, and billboards with graffiti to mark their territory, express themselves, and boast about achievements, but a toilet? What was this person thinking?
By Samuel Wright3 months ago in Humans
The Ache of Never Enough
There is a strange ache that lives inside every human heart — a quiet, restless longing that never fully sleeps. It wakes in moments of silence, when the noise of the world fades and we are left alone with ourselves. It whispers that something is missing — that no matter how much we have, no matter how far we’ve come, it’s still not enough.
By Life Hopes3 months ago in Humans
The Death Of Dialogue
The End Of Listening Once upon a time, disagreement was not a threat. It was a bridge. People could sit across from one another, share convictions, challenge ideas, and still part as neighbors. The goal was not domination but discovery. Somewhere along the way, that changed.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Humans
INVISIBLE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY. Top Story - October 2025.
Today, I would like to talk about an issue that concerns us all, even though we too often overlook it: homelessness. In recent weeks, a statement by Chancellor Friedrich Merz has caused quite a stir, when he said that “we still have this problem in the cityscape” – clearly referring to migrants. A remark that not only divides people but also distracts in a fatal way. For while we debate the outward appearance of our cities, about people who supposedly “change” the cityscape, we overlook what is truly shocking: that more and more people have no home at all. That the real problem is not what people look like, but their invisibility – their disappearance from the safety of ordinary life, from the heart of our society.
By Christian Bass3 months ago in Humans
Christ Is King
Every culture has a throne. The only question is who sits on it. Some people crown themselves. Others crown society. Still others crown the government, or money, or pleasure. But someone or something always rules the human heart. The idea of living without a king is an illusion, because every human being worships something.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Humans
The War on Order
We live in a time when doing the right thing often feels like an act of rebellion. When honesty can ruin a career. When decency is mocked as naïve. When standing for truth invites hatred, censorship, and isolation. Somehow, the people who uphold virtue have become the villains in the story of modern culture.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Humans
The Death of “Live and Let Live”
There was a time when “live and let live” actually meant something noble. It meant respecting each other’s differences, coexisting in peace, and not forcing our personal views onto our neighbors. It meant freedom of conscience, speech, and thought. It meant that the person next to you didn’t have to believe what you believed for both of you to live decent, peaceful lives.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Humans
The Happiness Trap: You're Programmed to Chase, Not Catch. AI-Generated.
You finally get the promotion. You buy the car you’ve been eyeing for years. You reach your goal weight. For a moment, a brilliant flash of joy erupts. But within days, sometimes hours, the feeling fades. The new title feels normal, the car is just a car, and the scale reading is just a number. A quiet emptiness creeps back in, and your mind, restless, immediately scans the horizon for the next target. The next achievement, the next purchase, the next milestone that will surely—this time—be the one that delivers lasting happiness.
By The 9x Fawdi3 months ago in Humans
