Ruptured Rhapsody

A different kind of "blog," consisting of selections from my scribblings in the last quarter century. The date of each post is the date I wrote that piece. So, the top post is usually not the latest post, because I continually add writing from different years. If you have visited here before, you are likely to find new posts anywhere on the page. I'll continue to add "new" posts as my time allows.

: Name: Al S. Eslami; Location: Toronto, Canada

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12 December, 1991

Two aphorisms

The ability to ridicule oneself is probably a sign of great self-confidence, but the boundary line between self-riducule and self-pity is not very clear, and self-pity seems not to stem from self-confidence but rather from a lack of it.

The egoistic or ego-centered thoughts that most people seem to have at one time or another (that the whole world and whatever is in it exist for one's self) are actually a misconception or a reflection of the fact that each person is unique.