Elias

some of my thoughts and notes

Some people believe that not only every human, and every animal, but also every thing has its own soul. I feel a bit unsure about this claim and rather tend to think that we humans tend to animate things by infusing our consciousness into them. For example, everything we make only exists because human consciousness created it. And in another sense, everything we are aware of becomes part of our consciousness. Whether it exists outside of our awareness we can never really know. But some things still puzzle me and challenge my way of thinking.

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During the past five years I was searching for the perfect fragrance, the perfect combination of warm and earthy, woody and herbal notes, something that makes me feel as if I'm in a beautiful forest, even though I'm not right now.

From mainstream perfumes through various niche perfumes I found many interesting fragrances, but none that really captivated me.

By now, all mainstream perfumes seem like a joke to me. A 150€ perfume still mostly smells like synthetic perfume and not much else.

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“You are never responsible for the actions of others; you are only responsible for you.”

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Now that we share everything I feel like it's also good to share some basic financial statistics.

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Yes, I know it's dangerous to compare with other people. But I think if we do it without judgement it can be quite interesting.

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Since I started traveling this year, I've occasionally calculated the ratio between the time I needed to work to the time I enjoyed a certain food.

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I think in large parts of our western society, love is still confused with attachment.

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For a furnished apartment with bedroom and kitchen in the outskirts of Mysore, I'm paying 9000 rupees for three nights. That's about 100€.

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I haven't experienced the level of confidence and happiness that I experienced yesterday since I arrived in India. Thank you for helping me get there :)

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This morning I woke up at 6:15 to go for a hike to the top of Chamundi hill with Shashank.

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