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"I loathe examinations. They prove simply nothing, only that it is possible, after all, to mould another into the shape of one's whims."
I think every student has felt this sentiment many times.
— May 11, 2026 06:04PM
I think every student has felt this sentiment many times.
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Ben Eastman
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"The rejection of suffering results, not in joy, but in depression. Depression, I have come to see these past few months, is the reaction of my inner self to a lie, to a false concept of the self, to self-delusion. It breeds a profound discouragement."
That first line especially is so good! Joy is not mere happiness, it is a deeper more eternal state. And suffering does not detract from it, quite the opposite.
— Jun 13, 2026 06:15AM
That first line especially is so good! Joy is not mere happiness, it is a deeper more eternal state. And suffering does not detract from it, quite the opposite.
Ben Eastman
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"The healing begins when you abandon your demands for love and choose instead to give love, no matter what the cost."
— Jun 13, 2026 06:11AM
Ben Eastman
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There hasn't been a lot going on so far, but I am so enthralled. Anne's swirling of ideas, trying to learn who and what God is, has been mesmerizing.
And then, another artist named Peter appears out of nowhere. What poetry!
— May 18, 2026 05:19AM
And then, another artist named Peter appears out of nowhere. What poetry!