'Today, I sit back and watch the world / As it falls deeper into an abyss / And takes me down with it.'
Tag: optimism
Stop Dissing Pessimism — It’s Part of Being Human
Pessimism, as explored by the philosopher Schopenhauer, offers tools to come to terms with the idea that refusing to relentlessly pursue happiness is perhaps the most reasonable attitude.
Variations in Living with Variants
A poem on how two years of working and schooling from home has taken its toll on the one person everyone sees but no one acknowledges – the woman …
The Dreams of Shyam Bhaiya, a Chaiwallah in Delhi
Lessons in hope at a popular Delhi tea stall in the middle of a pandemic.