Many conventional relationships feature two individuals connected by something. One would say that love is the currency in the exchange between two individuals, but is that always the case? What if it’s rare?

I think it’s time we changed the definition of selfishness. The conventional definition is based primarily on acquisition and control. Selfishness is a tangible act in which a person takes scarce resources, hoards wealth, demands attention, or exploits others. Consequently, these actions lead to a belief in a zero-sum game in which one person gains…

As we apply meaning to things, we bring order into the chaos of the unknown. The issue with this is that, in most cases, there may not be a clear explanation. When we can’t find what we are looking for, we tend to make it up.

What if I were to tell you that these negative emotions don’t stem from your faults or your bad boss? It comes from a fundamental misinterpretation of good and evil.

Giving to others feels like a zero-sum game when we feel like we are giving too much of ourselves because we can’t find a way to maximize our well-being while fulfilling the moral demand to give.

If I can empathize with villains, it makes me wonder if evil is even real

Even if we are going through a terrible experience in this position we find ourselves in, we are taught to smile and keep on climbing. Once we get to the top, we can sell the ladder to someone else.

We often confuse unity with sameness. Unity doesn’t require anything to be the same. Yet we’ve been taught that if we don’t agree, we are incompatible. We say things like, “If you love me, you’d see things my way,” and feel betrayed when our ideas align with those of the opposition. My mom and dad…

Out of this narrow-mindedness, the brain only scans for examples that confirm our bias. If the example doesn’t confirm our bias, we filter it out as something wrong.

When we feel pain, our minds believe that we are excluded from life, especially when we go through our bouts of shame, guilt, and grief.