I would like to read Abraham’s story in the light of the Buddha’s teaching, and I would like to understand the Buddha’s teaching in the light of Abraham’s story. I will also sprinkle a bit of Western philosophy. I am not well-educated or deeply researched on any of these topics, and I do not want to say anything offensive. I simply want to scratch an itch of mine. Let’s see how this goes. ...

It was Friday afternoon, and I was struggling with a technical issue. There wasn’t an apparent error in the execution of the code, but it was not producing the expected result. I spent hours debugging the problem, and by the end of the workday, there was still no solution. I decided to stop working on it and continue on Monday. ...

Over the last few years, and especially recently, I’ve found myself cooking more and more what I call one-time recipes. These recipes nourish me in ways that go beyond simply satisfying hunger, and I’d like to share their story. ...

There have been many moments in my life when I found myself fighting on multiple fronts—family, romance, work, school, and friendships. My best strategies were to retreat, attack, move away, or cut off contact completely. I was patient in some ways. I would wait long enough, stay silent long enough until the air could no longer fit in the balloon. ...

I think it is something naturally built in us that, when we reach an end, we look at the past. They are always stops between two points. So, I looked at the past at many different ends, and here is what I saw. ...

He had an answer. His mind was not split anymore. Finally, he had a good night’s sleep. He woke up alone. He was in someone else’s bed, in a stranger’s house. He made the bed—the half that he used. As he walked out, he saw that his picture, which was once in the room, had been removed. ...

I was back from my usual morning walk. I don’t know exactly when my mind started cooking this idea. I only got to know when it was ready to eat. After I got back home, I said: ...

Karanlık olsun istiyordu. Zifiri karanlık. Gözlerinin açık mı kapalı mı olduğunu bilmeyecek kadar karanlık olsun istiyordu. Küçücük odası zaten az ışık alıyordu. O ışık, onu bir çözüm bulmaya zorladı ve aylar sonra gözünün önündeki cevabı o çatlaklar sayesinde gördü. İstediği karanlığa sonunda kavuşmuştu. ...

Teens to twenties I managed to have my parents buy the first computer in high school. In addition to usual stuff, I met rap music, hacking, and programming for the first time by myself. That took me down a rabbit hole, making me realize what I am capable of doing just myself. It was one of the first of many rabbit holes to come. ...

I am just back from a 21-days-long trip to Indonesia with a group. I found the package on joker.be. Traveling outside of Europe was one of my 5 goals when I moved to Belgium. I am happy to see that it happened. Let’s see how that turned out. ...