Self-Destruction in the Pursuit of Validation

There are times when I question my authenticity. I don’t know exactly where in my mind this unrepentant need to impress others takes root, but I’m sure it’s there. In moments like these, I think of my life as just some grand production, a show I put on for any audience willing to pay the [...]

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At lunch with my mother today, discussing the potential hindrance on my political career due to my lack of religious belief: Karim: I really wish you would have raised me religious. Mom: I tried! But you wouldn’t accept that I’m God.

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    The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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