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Auctor stultus (Foolish Otter)

 For starters, I’m a nobody, or at least that’s what the world would call me. An aspiring, borderline-delusional, wannabe creative writer who honestly believes that the weird ideas echoing inside my skull have some kind of purpose. Maybe they do. Perhaps they don’t. I haven’t figured that part out yet. Most of the time, I sit somewhere staring at nothing, which, to outsiders, looks like I’m malfunctioning when in reality, I’m trying to unravel the next thing worth writing. Something that actually makes sense, or at least pretends to. Let me warn you: This isn’t your typical “about the author” introduction. If you came here expecting achievements, glamorous titles, or a neatly packaged life story… You took a wrong turn. I don’t have those. And even if I did, I’d probably misplace them. What you will find is an open door into my world, my mind, my strange little universe where thoughts collide, moods shift like weather, and ideas appear uninvited at 3 a.m. This is how I see th...

Ad vitam

 Remember that scene in The Matrix,  two pills, two paths, one choice? Now imagine someone handing you those same pills today. The blue pill promises everything you’ve ever dreamed of: money, comfort, success laid out like a buffet. But the trade-off? You lose yourself. No emotions. No identity. Just a perfect life with an empty soul. Then there’s the red pill,  the one that keeps your mind steady, your heart whole, your peace intact. But you start from zero. No wealth. No cushion. Just you, raw and rebuilding. Tell me… which one would you take? It’s funny how hard it is to choose between two things we crave: A life that feels good vs. A life that looks good. So what really matters today? Is it the freedom that money brings? Or the sanity that health protects? Can you even take care of your health without wealth? And does wealth ever guarantee you won’t get sick? If life gave you the power to map out everything from your first breath to your final wish...