Magnas Inter Oper Inops

A pauper in the midst of wealth. - Horace

It was a sudden shift from desire to disdain. Immense wealth that cannot be attained, I thought, should be despised. Indeed, "to those who want much, much is lacking". It wasn't a shift towards asceticism but a regression towards contentment. I cannot say and affirm that I'm truly content. Indeed, the lust for such a grandiose life is still reeking throughout my body as it seeped through the crevices of my fallen heart.

The longing was intensified because I was surrounded with people of such stature. Success and wealth followed them. Maybe it was my covetous heart or my entitled self that realized that I should be in such position.

Wealth, in my life, always seem to be that dangling fruit that seems to be near but is unreachable. Being "rich" is really a moving target. 

High School Reunion

Tomorrow is our high school reunion after 10 years of our graduation. 

Quarter-life crisis feels.

Yesterday, I bumped into my old highschool friend in the train station. After a few lines of how-are-you's the inevitable topic of the reunion came up.

I am not alone. 

Back when I was a kid, I always wondered why people had quarter-life crises in their lives. It seems to me that this phenomenon is an inevitable phase in one's life. Now, I only have a faint memory of the promise I made that I won't be in that situation. It punched me while I wasn't looking.

For me, there are two sides of the quarter-life crisis coin. A negative and positive one. Negative, in the sense that one's life, comparatively, doesn't fit the norm or the expectations of people -- that they are not in the imaginary stereotypical bounds of success. Positive, in the sense that they are indeed are "tangibly" in those bounds but even though they have achievements, they are still in crisis  because of the need to prove that the imaginary bounds of stereotypical success is real. 

But I'm still going, after all, it's good to see old friends.

Instagram So Far

I experimented by creating an instagram account and following all my facebook friends. Instagram so far?

TOP 3 Intagram Posts (According to my Feed)

1. Sunsets/Nature

2. Selfie

3. Food 

If there's any correlation between posts and the users, I can hypothetically say that it's either a reflection of what they want to express or what stimulates them. 

First, nature or sunsets. The thing about sunsets is that it happens everyday. But as often as it happens, it's still magnificent everyday whether one is at the beach or just looking out the building window. It's good to appreciate the often overlooked things. Nature on the other hand, gives someone a refreshing view of life. As most people are in the usual confines of white pristine walls of their houses or offices, the scenery of nature provides a temporary escape. It calibrates the perspective of someone in life. 

Second, selfies. Selfies are self-explanatory. 

Third, food. We eat everyday. Even if it is a common need, I think it's also serves a visual nourishment for some. 

Interesting.