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Glimmer of Hope

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Glimmer of Hope

What are three objects you couldn’t live without?

The natural instinct and a correct instinct is to define what it is to live. I wrote about this earlier and will provide a link to that train of thought.

In order to live, we need food, shelter, water, and clean air to breathe. We as a country don’t even prioritize that. It’s a basic we versus me mentality.

Then Again

I have a friend who more than likely has only a few months to live. Much of what we can do is listen and be a friend. It boils down to what matters the most.

For my friend being with her close friends matters the most. Naturally quality healthcare is essential. Not everybody has access to that.

There are simple pleasures in telling stories, watching a flight of a bird and to laugh.

Begin to hope and all the colors start to change beneath the light
You might forget that the world’s so sad
You might forget that things are awful bad

I don’t read psychology journals much anymore, but I think Abraham Maslow missed one essential element when constructing his hierarchy of needs. What we need as human being is hope without that nothing much matters in the end.

Nothing is Forever

I know, I know
That my world has grown old
And nothing is forever
I know, I know
That my world has grown old
But it really doesn’t matter
If you say we’ll be together
If you promise you’ll be with me in the end

The Cure

And a tangent

Maslow’s Hierarchy on his Knees

2 responses to “Glimmer of Hope”

  1. vermavkv Avatar
    vermavkv

    This is quietly profound.

    You took what could’ve been a light, almost consumer-style prompt — “three objects you couldn’t live without” — and gently turned it inside out. Instead of listing things, you questioned the very premise of living. That shift alone says a lot about how you see the world.

    The way you move from basic survival — food, water, shelter, air — to your friend who may only have months left is deeply human. It grounds the philosophy in something real and tender. When time narrows, objects fade. Presence doesn’t.

  2. Not all who wander are lost Avatar
    Not all who wander are lost

    Excellent

I would love to hear you opinion as well

Hello,

I’m Mark

His friends observe Mark seems wired a little differently. Perhaps it’s more likely that noticing little things often missed by others is a relic of a quieter, simpler time. He has a way with words, which he refuses to let be hindered by sub-par typing skills. People have great stories to tell if you sit and listen.

A belief dear to Mark is that there is certain beauty in the world. You simply have to look for it.

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