Alicia Wang
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i think that is the part people do not talk about enough. you can outgrow something without hating it. you can become less suited to a life that once helped you. you can be grateful for a path and still know it cannot hold the whole of you anymore. that does not make you ungrateful. it makes you human
how to tell if the life you’re living is actually yoursself-determination theory, developed by Edward Deci and Richard Ryan, that says part of what helps humans feel motivated and well is having autonomy, competence, and relatedness
how to tell if the life you’re living is actually yoursbut sometimes discomfort is the first sign that the life you are living has become more familiar than true.
how to tell if the life you’re living is actually yoursConfucianism holds that failure to follow certain values is worse than death; hence, suicide can be morally permissible, and even praiseworthy, if it is done for the sake of those values. The Confucian emphasis on loyalty, self-sacrifice, and honour has tended to encourage altruistic suicide.
wow i love my chinese law class