Aimlessness – Page 2 – postcards from far away

“whenever you feel like criticizing any one…just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”

(image credits to owner via link in clickable picture) no, I wasn’t feeling deep when I decided to write this post. something happened at work today that really made me think long and hard about how my academic journey has been so far, and the opportunities I’ve been beyond blessed to receive. let me start…

les limbes de ‘la vie d’étudiant’

wow. two posts in two days. I must be on some kind of roll here. (credits to jasminela on DeviantArt) it’s time for me to face the facts: life as an unemployed person simply sucks.

“Lord, I don’t know which way I am going…”

“life is waiting.”

“zugzwang.”

Zugzwang (German for “compulsion to move”, pronounced [ˈtsuːktsvaŋ]) is a situation found usually in chess, but also in various other games, where one player is put at a disadvantage because he has to make a move when he would prefer to pass and make no move.