Zeina

“Subtlety #1: Not giving a fuck does not mean being indifferent; it means being comfortable with being different. Let’s be clear. There’s absolutely nothing admirable or confident about indifference. People who are indifferent are lame and scared. They’re couch potatoes and Internet trolls. In fact, indifferent people often attempt to be indifferent because in reality they give way too many fucks. They give a fuck about what everyone thinks of their hair, so they never bother washing or combing it. They give a fuck about what everyone thinks of their ideas, so they hide behind sarcasm and self-righteous snark. They’re afraid to let anyone get close to them, so they imagine themselves as some special, unique snowflake who has problems that nobody else would ever understand. Indifferent people are afraid of the world and the repercussions of their own choices. That’s why they don’t make any meaningful choices. They hide in a gray, emotionless pit of their own making, self-absorbed and self-pitying, perpetually distracting themselves from this unfortunate thing demanding their time and energy called life. Because here’s a sneaky truth about life. There’s no such thing as not giving a fuck. You must give a fuck about something. It’s part of our biology to always care about something and therefore to always give a fuck.”
― Mark Manson, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

“One of those realizations was this: that life itself is a form of suffering. The rich suffer because of their riches. The poor suffer because of their poverty. People without a family suffer because they have no family. People with a family suffer because of their family. People who pursue worldly pleasures suffer because of their worldly pleasures. People who abstain from worldly pleasures suffer because of their abstention.
This isn’t to say that all suffering is equal. Some suffering is certainly more painful than other suffering. But we all must suffer nonetheless.”
― Mark Manson, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

“And while there's nothing wrong with good business, the problem is that giving too many fucks is bad for your mental health. It causes you to become overly attached to the superficial and fake, to dedicate your life to chasing a mirage of happiness and satisfaction. The key to a good life is not giving a fuck about more; it's giving a fuck about less, giving a fuck about only what is true and immediate and important.”
― Mark Manson, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

“قد تصبح الوحدة إدماناً، إدماناً حقيقياً يصعب التخلص منه مثل المخدرات. كلما زادت وحدتك التي تستمع بها، أرهقك التعامل والتحدث مع من حولك. كلما أكتشفت دهاليز عقلك الخفية أثناء السكون و المكوث في غرفتك وحيداً، أصبحت شرهاً لأكتشاف المزيد عن نفسك.
لكن المشكلة تكمن في إن الوحدة و إدمانها تصيبك بالنشوة والسعادة في أول الأمر ، ومع الوقت و الأعتياد عليها وأخذ جرعات أكبر تتركك ف النهاية ضعيفاً مهترئاً منكمشاً وخائفاً ، تود وقتها لو تتحدث مع أحدهم لينقذك و يحل عقدة لسانك فلا تجد نفسك قادراً على الحديث او الكلام أو التعبير”
― ميرنا الهلباوي, مر مثل القهوة حلو مثل الشوكولا