Epic and Meaning

You need others in a sense that you need to be part of a community—there’s a reason we reflexively pity hermits. Regardless of your theory of anthropogenesis, it’s hard to deny that we are built for community, and that ‘we’ is always more than ‘me.’ 

However, you don’t need another person t...

The big picture, or the larger reality consists of ‘big’ meaning but in a subjective way, inside the mind of the individual.

Small meaning is the everyday details that make us experience a moment, like seeing one’s daughter smile.

If the moment is...

If you believe you are putting them out of their way too much, then do not ask it. This means you do not believe you will get what you want. 

Mentality matters and people realise this when you are asking for something. If you ask thinking it is too much, then the person will assume the same...