karl marx

i don't know why it is difficult for me to answer because i feel that love that is given without words still finds its way into language, maybe not always spoken but always understood. in my mind, there is no act of love that isn't translated by the mind into meaning, and meaning is made of words. these are some things i was able to come up with; – letting them speak first – doing what they hate doing, just to make it easier for them – protecting what they care about – listening without needing to respond – waiting for them when they don’t expect it – staying, even when nothing’s being said

@Kawther Alshaikh yeah of course! so like i said when socrates said "the unexamined life is not worth living", he really meant that we shouldn't just go through life on autopilot; like just reacting to things, and just blindly following what everyone else does, not questioning why we feel or think a certain way. he believed that real living means reflecting on ourselves by asking questions and by trying to really understand who we are and what we are doing. therapy is basically the modern way of doing that, like yeah it obviously helps in crisis but even without one, it gives you space to actually examine your life properly, helps you look at your thoughts, patterns, past, values - all of that. so in that particular way, therapy is just carrying on what socrates was originally talking about; it's about living intentionally instead of just existing. it is how you practically live an "examined life" today.

@Kawther Alshaikh yes it is, think about how your life is, and examine it

well there's two things, you should save enough money to have a solid foundation so that you're protected against unexpected emergencies and you only invest the excess cash so that you can benefit from compound growth. this way, i wouldn't say it's balanced, but more like putting enough money for a foundation and you only put the excess money at risk to be lost. one friend i know said something about whenever they get a salary they use something they called the "30/70 method" where they only use 30% of the money, and save 70% of it until they have a good enough foundation

@Layan Alzibdeh i think it says a lot of good about yourself that when you think about what you'd do with a big sum of money, helping your loved ones or people in need is always within those thoughts, that's really great of you

@Layan Alzibdeh i'm really glad you got to do what you wanted, i also want to be a psychologist, it has been my dream ever since i was a kid, but everyone i've talked to about it discourages it for some reason