The first time I was on the internet, it felt like liberation to me. I grew up in a time when it was difficult to experience different perspectives other than the commonly accepted ones. What is often referred to as „the narrative“ today dominated back then. On the one hand, it was an interesting time: homosexuality was gradually becoming normalized, the first Pride parades (CSDs) were taking place in Germany, and me? Well, I struggled with the problem that I wasn’t normal either – something that at the time felt more like a curse to me. I wasn’t gay, but I was different. Continue reading „If you are different“
Schlagwort: Comparisons
Mental Models
When we speak, we use terms that describe certain circumstances. Whether you are standing before a shaman who tells you that the gods or spirits are angry with you and that’s why you are ill, or before a doctor who explains why you have diabetes – there is really only one thing that matters to you: getting healthy. Regardless of whether you attribute the things that happen to you to spirits or genes. Continue reading „Mental Models“
What is Beauty?
I saw beauty in furrowed faces shaped by life, and I saw disgust and ugliness in the faces of those commonly deemed rich and beautiful. So, what is beauty? I have asked myself this question for many years. Because I saw beauty in so many people, yet I could never truly tie it to outward appearances: there were those who were heavy, thin, athletic, and average folks—some even resembled each other, yet I found one person beautiful and another less so. Continue reading „What is Beauty?“