Philosophy

The Shortest Article Challenge

Arda Kukul

22 Mar 2024 — 1 min read

Today I challenged myself to write the shortest article that covers the most amount of value possible.

When there is a desire, a path will be found.

If there is not a desire, a solution is sought.

Are you creating your path?

Or are you seeking solutions?

There is an extremely slight difference.

If you are creating your path, you build your own solutions.

If you are seeking solutions, you accept the status of your lacking desire.

There is no good or bad here.

Having desire is neutral. Lacking desire is neutral.

Accept your desire, if you have any.

If you do not know where you want to arrive;

If any place is ok for you by seeking solutions;

Then you will definitely arrive somewhere.

But that somewhere may not be ok for you when you arrive there.

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