Pocket Lint

     One of the natural human urges is to pursue " perfection ". It's such an abstract concept but it often feels tangible. It lives in such a constant demand to be met, yet once we think we reach it, it just grows further and further. Because ultimately, a rich man is not the man who gets everything he wants, but a man who can be satisfied with what he has. If you're always chasing infinity, then you'll never be rich.      Throughout this whole year, blogs have been that reoccurring event every weekend that some would look forward to. 250 word limit and a few creative ideas with no real rubric in exchange for 10 points? That's a no-brainer trade. I've personally always tried to make my blogs every week at least a little better than the last (with around a 35% success rate), and even with my many writing flaws, this whole process remained enjoyable. Sure, I wished to improve more and more each blog, but that concept should be set on the opposite side of th...

     Nothing in life is promised except death. The best day of your life could also be your last. As if you were a mere moth fighting for its life on a windowsill, there is nothing that can be done to prevent this inevitable truth. No amount of sorry or regret or prayer will keep that special day from arriving.      I believe a death of a parent is one of the worst things for a child growing up. I've heard multiple tragedies of this from social media, but one particular one was told by an old close friend. I rarely keep in touch with him now, but I've never forgotten his feelings experiencing the death of his father. Like any other weekday in 2018, he wakes up to get ready for elementary school. And just like any other day, waking up is one of the biggest struggles of his routine (I wonder how he feels about waking up now?). That morning was likely even harder considering that we stayed up late together the night before for Halloween candy counting. Dr...