February 2012
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“Allaahumma infa’nii bimaa allamtanii
wa’allimnii maa yanfa’unii.”
O Allah, make me useful to society with the knowledge that You
have granted me and grant me knowledge that is useful to me.
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January 2012
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“The life I lead in this place, I’ve said it often, but I don’t say it enough, and I have nothing else to say, the life I lead is difficult, cut shorter by being bored to death, and by endless fatigue. But I don’t care!” Arthur Rimbaud
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December 2011
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// An Existential Term a Day//
The hedgehog’s dilemma, or sometimes the porcupine dilemma, is an analogy about the challenges of human intimacy. It describes a situation in which a group of hedgehogs all seek to become close to one another in order to share their heat during cold weather. However, once accomplished, they cannot avoid hurting one another with their sharp quills. They must...
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November 2011
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Story of My Life
Libra horoscope for today:
This is a strange day because in one way, you’re trying to be efficient. You want to work and pull your act together. Nevertheless, you will be interrupted in pleasant ways so that you end up socializing with others or dealing with silly, little interruptions, to the point where you get nothing done! (Sound familiar?)
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October 2011
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