Animal Rights Photography

Sammantha Fisher is a superb talented self-taught photographer, traveler and lifelong animal lover currently based in Andover, New Jersey, USA.

Portraits of Passengers of a Train to Jaipur

Photographer based in Munich, Skander Khlif, offers a fascinating series entitled A Train Full Of Emotions. During a travel in India he could taste the most popular transportation way of the country : train. Often full it is the occasion to be interested in the culture and to talk with the curious passengers.

Albert Einstein’s Essay on Racial Bias in 1946

In the years after World War II, Albert Einstein took up the mantle of confronting racism in America. He became a good friend and comrade of the prominent opera singer Paul Robeson, co-chaired an anti-lynching campaign, and was an outspoken supporter of W.E.B. Du Bois.

17th Century Sketches Comparing Human And Animal Faces

These bizarre sketches were made by French painter and art theorist Charles Le Brun (1619 – 1690) who was declared by King Louis XIV as “the greatest French artist of all time”.

50 Best Travel Quotes For Travel Inspiration

These are the best inspirational travel quotes ever. Get motivated to explore the world with these memorable quotes from famous travelers.

15 Golden Rules For Life as Told by Husky Dogs

Rule 1. Be spontaneous and always play hard to get

How to Suffer Less

Life is a journey, and has its ups and downs.

During that journey, we sometimes experience moments of joy, celebrating in laughter and happiness. There are also other moments — sad, gloomy moments in which we experience suffering and despair.

Almost every one of us prefers the first kind of moments over the second. We prefer light over darkness, happiness over suffering, joy over despair. And we desire them so much that we cling to them as hard as we can, not wanting to let go of them. But it is not in our control to possess them, and no matter how strongly we try to hold on to them, they will always leave us empty-handed, making us feel down and disappointed.

At the same degree that we like the first kind of moments, we dislike the second kind of moments. We try our best to flee from them when we sense them approaching, doing anything possible to avoid experiencing them again — but to no avail. The more our minds are fixated on them, the more we attract them, and the more afraid we are of them, the more we are impacted by them.

All moments, whether pleasant or unpleasant, are temporary, lasting only for a while, until they dissolve and disappear into nothingness. Therefore the less we are attached to or repelled by them, the less we are bound to suffer.

Emotions

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