Hello Everyone, We are going to discuss a framework given by Mark Manson to explore the concept of maturity and what it means to grow up. The article is quite long with similar concepts being repeated and a bit unstructured. But the framework is interesting to discuss. Unless you got plenty of time,...

Hi everyone, We are going to talk about "Pain & Suffering" and how these experiences influence our lives, for good or bad. Let's start with some lines from a speech given by Nvidia CEO Jenson Huang not long ago at Standard University, and see how he interpreted pain & suffering. “One of my great adv...

4/8 (Sat) Fight back bully? & Return good for evil (Host: David Jr.) Hello Yoyos, We have two topics for this Saturday. See you soon. Session One: The topic for session one is about bully and how to deal with it at school. https://extension.umn.edu/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_banner_im...

2023 is around the corner. What have you done this year? What do you plan to do next year? We like to talk about your wish list in 2023. Reference article: The Top 10 Best Bucket List Ideas In 2023 https://www.australiaunwrapped.com/the-top-10-best-bucket-list-ideas-2023/ Questions for Session 1: 1....

Hello everyone, Have you ever noticed how often you say “No?” Not just to things that you certainly should say No, but to fresh ideas, new possibilities and the chance to make unexpected discoveries? We are going to explore the power of saying Yes vs. saying No. Join us and have fun. Reference Artic...

Hello Yoyos, I was recently fascinated by a quote by Friedrich Nietzsche (尼采) so I think we can discuss about this quote on session one. On session two we will extend the topic to a superhero Batman's "No-Kill" rule. Hope you like it. Session One: Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the...

Hello everyone, Have you heard of “ End of History Illusion ” before? Let's talk about this phenomenon on 10/23 (Sat.) Come and join us. According to Wikipedia, it's a psychological illusion in which individuals of all ages believe that they have experienced significant personal growth and changes i...

Hello Everyone, We are going to discuss a fascinating topic that I hosted once in 2017. The topic is about extraterrestrial life and its relation with God. I revise a bit the questions for discussion. Hope you enjoy the topic. https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/9C77869F-AB47-4EBD...

One more video about the sheep.

Oh Sheep!

It seems to indicate that the perception of the intent and action is subject to what stance one takes. You are right. It seems there is no such a unanimous agreement on what's absolutely good or bad on intent and action. Attempting to control the result seems beyond the realm of possibility. Howeve...

To answer the last question, I figure that it may come into focus for a believer of the afterlife more than others. For a pro-afterlife, the trajectory of one's intentions and actions probably will not deviate much from the moral standards. They genuinely believe that there is a day of reckoning in...

Luis Ko 寫: ↑

週一 9月 21, 2020 1:43 pm

The road to hell is paved with good intentions is a proverb or aphorism. An alternative form is "Hell is full of good meanings, but heaven is full of good works", wikipedia says.

Luis, it's great you find this proverb. Do you buy into this idea?

Hello Everyone, We are going to discuss an interesting topic about Intentions vs. Outcomes, Good vs. Bad and Right vs. Wrong. Have fun. Reference article: The Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/word-less/201904/the-road-hell-is-paved-good-intentions Se...

Iris Wu 寫: ↑

週三 7月 08, 2020 9:20 am

To our host, don't let your mind look older than your body! Age is just a number.
Here comes some food for thought, "When death finds you, may it find you alive!"

Thanks, Iris.
Here is a tribute to your message.

One inadvertently glimpse over your forum profile that, self-described comes from the “Lonely Planet”, I can't help but paint a picture of a slim man that is overwhelmed with loneliness, and even permeates a little bit of sadness somehow. That image somewhat displays “old” to me; however, the allur...