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An Introduction to Philosophy (RLL style) Week 16 – Final Exam Week – Part 5: Have you hugged someone today?

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A hug doesn’t fix everything. But it reminds the nervous system that it doesn’t have to face everything alone. It reminds the mind that it’s safe enough – just for a moment – to soften. We don’t have relationships. We are relationships. Every word you speak, every silence you choose, every kindness or cruelty rewrites the invisible web you’re standing in. Connection isn’t a distraction from life… it is the point where life happens.

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An Introduction to Philosophy (RLL style) Week 15 – Meaning of Life – Part 4: Did you make your bed?

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What if you only had a limited number of days left? Would you make them count? Every day, we live with death in the room, but instead of fearing it, we can use it to sharpen our lives. Making your bed existentially means living fully today—choosing presence, boldness, and engagement over procrastination and hesitation. Carpe diem isn’t about recklessness; it’s about living with courage. If today were your last clean page, would you have written something worth rereading?

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