The Delight of a Happy King

I. The Beloved. On whom God's favor rests. Random things that ring a bell. It's a personal blog. If you're interested in my treasures, be rich with me. When I'm happy, celebrate with me. When I'm not, sit with me. You shall be my witness and I shall be your wonder. And my hair will shine like the sea. It's a redemption story.

[venipunk]

[dangermousie]

This is the nerdiest, mathiest love confession ever and I am in love...

I am adoring every bit of this so freaking much.

[mentalhealthcats]

[ms-interpretation]

Lee Lim’s motivation and discussion with FluteKid

I saw that some people were wondering abut Lee Lim’s plans and his core motivation. So I just wanted to re-post my theory.

Lee Lim wants to rule and be eternal. He wants to be an Eternal Monarch, which means becoming a God. He grows up resentful that he is not the heir to the throne and in episode 14 he even tells his past self:

“You’ve been dreaming of staging a coup here every single night under your dim-witted father and your younger brother who became king just because he is the legitimate son”

It is no accident that he emphasizes that his brother only became king due to his birth or describes his father as dim-witted. His anger at his brother (ep. 1), the Prince (ep. 10), his father and Lee Gon are all part of his emotional core which consists of resentment.This resentment and his belief that he is the deserving ruler is his core motivation. In his exchange with himself it is also revealed that past Lee Lim has heard about the existence of a parallel world before. His future self simply confirms its existence and the fact that the myth of the flute is true. Lee Lim thus stages the coup to grab it to become an all-powerful being with the intent of ruling both worlds.

Talking to FateKid (ep. 10) he states that being the rightful wielder of justice (which here is synonymous with being the King) has nothing to do with noble blood. Also that it is not the rightful King who makes sure justice is served, but he states instead that the one powerful enough to become King (= the wielder of justice) is the person who determines what justice is. This debate about the nature of justice actually reminds me of of the philosopher’s Plato’s work Gorgias, when Socrates debates Callicles about the nature of justice and about the nature of the rightful ruler. 

So while Lee Gon seeks to be a good ruler, someone who respects justice, Lee Lim wants to become an absolute ruler who determines what justice is, what right and wrong is i.e. he wants to become a God.

Lee Gon and his father are shown to be believers, in a sense, they respect God/Fate/Balance while Lee Lim is a non-believer (in ep. 1 he even states this explicitly). Lee Lim’s wish to become a God is basically the ultimate act of blasphemy, while Lee Gon seeks to set things right in the drama, no matter the consequences to himself (almost sacrificing himself in ep 16). Lee Gon’s father even tells Lee Lim off about not fearing the punishment of the Gods (ep. 1) while Lee Gon is shown to be respectful of God/Fate. Of course Tae-eul’s relationship to fate and God is probably the best, choosing to threaten the almighty in ep 15 instead of praying for a blessing 

[eternalmonarch]

eun-sup being done with lee gon’s bullshit

The King Eternal Monarch Episode 3

[worshipgifs]

[studyblr]

the study method that has changed the way i study

and made me so much more effective is called “active recall”.

the concept of active recall is based on the fact that we retain information much faster through testing ourselves than through any other study method!

each time you ask yourself a question and try to answer it, neuron pathways are enforced in your brain, and every time you try to retrieve information, the connection to this information grows faster and stronger.

but what exactly does this mean? this means that the best way of studying is actually not through input, but through output.

if, for example, you’ve read through your lecture notes and understood them, the most effective way to remember them for a long time isn’t to read it again, to paraphrase it or to highlight the most important parts. instead, the best method to use is to test yourself by formulating questions and trying your best to answer those without looking at your materials.

if you can’t answer a question, look it up, either in the lecture notes, in the lecture itself, in a textbook or on the internet.

this way, you are forcing your brain to engage actively with the material as much as possible, which is why it’s been shown by several studies to be the most effective method for studying.

once i started using this method, i wasn’t just remembering a lot more and saving myself so much time otherwise spent with highlighting or making notes - i was actually a lot more confident to speak up in class when asked something and performed so much better in oral examinations!! by actively recalling the material, you’re basically giving your brain the best workout ever, while skipping time-consuming methods that lead to no results.

so read through your latest lecture slides, open your notebook, and think of some questions!

ps: you can also color-code your questions to denote how well you can already answer them!!

for more tips like these, visit my Instagram @softlyshade where I post them daily!!

[citizenshipandsocialjustice]

[venipunk]

Because this was such a good read i had to send it

A SILENT TRAGEDY

There is a silent tragedy that is unfolding today in our homes, and concerns our most precious jewels: our children. Our children are in a devastating emotional state! In the last 15 years, researchers have given us increasingly alarming statistics on a sharp and steady increase in childhood mental illness that is now reaching epidemic proportions:

Statistics do not lie:

• 1 in 5 children have mental health problems

• A 43% increase in ADHD has been noted

• A 37% increase in adolescent depression has been noted

• There has been a 200% increase in the suicide rate in children aged 10 to 14

What is happening and what are we doing wrong?

Today's children are being over-stimulated and over-gifted with material objects, but they are deprived of the fundamentals of a healthy childhood, such as:

• Emotionally available parents

• Clearly defined limits

• Responsibilities

• Balanced nutrition and adequate sleep

• Movement in general but especially outdoors

• Creative play, social interaction, unstructured game opportunities and boredom spaces

Instead, in recent years, children have been filled with:

• Digitally distracted parents

• Indulgent and permissive parents who let children "rule the world" and whoever sets the rules

• A sense of right, of deserving everything without earning it or being responsible for obtaining it

• Inadequate sleep and unbalanced nutrition

• A sedentary lifestyle

• Endless stimulation, technological nannies, instant gratification and absence of boring moments

What to do?

If we want our children to be happy and healthy individuals, we have to wake up and get back to basics. It is still possible! Many families see immediate improvements after weeks of implementing the following recommendations:

• Set limits and remember that you are the captain of the ship. Your children will feel more confident knowing that you have control of the helm.

• Offer children a balanced lifestyle full of what children NEED, not just what they WANT. Don't be afraid to say "no" to your children if what they want is not what they need.

• Provide nutritious food and limit junk food.

• Spend at least one hour a day outdoors doing activities such as: cycling, walking, fishing, bird / insect watching

• Enjoy a daily family dinner without smartphones or distracting technology.

• Play board games as a family or if children are very small for board games, get carried away by their interests and allow them to rule in the game

• Involve your children in some homework or household chores according to their age (folding clothes, ordering toys, hanging clothes, unpacking food, setting the table, feeding the dog etc.)

• Implement a consistent sleep routine to ensure your child gets enough sleep. The schedules will be even more important for school-age children.

• Teach responsibility and independence. Do not overprotect them against all frustration or mistakes. Misunderstanding will help them build resilience and learn to overcome life's challenges,

• Do not carry your children's backpack, do not carry their backpacks, do not carry the homework they forgot, do not peel bananas or peel oranges if they can do it on their own (4-5 years). Instead of giving them the fish, teach them to fish.

• Teach them to wait and delay gratification.

• Provide opportunities for "boredom", since boredom is the moment when creativity awakens. Do not feel responsible for always keeping children entertained.

• Do not use technology as a cure for boredom, nor offer it at the first second of inactivity.

• Avoid using technology during meals, in cars, restaurants, shopping centers. Use these moments as opportunities to socialize by training the brains to know how to work when they are in mode: "boredom"

• Help them create a "bottle of boredom" with activity ideas for when they are bored.

• Be emotionally available to connect with children and teach them self-regulation and social skills:

• Turn off the phones at night when children have to go to bed to avoid digital distraction.

• Become a regulator or emotional trainer for your children. Teach them to recognize and manage their own frustrations and anger.

• Teach them to greet, to take turns, to share without running out of anything, to say thank you and please, to acknowledge the error and apologize (do not force them), be a model of all those values ​​you instill.

• Connect emotionally - smile, hug, kiss, tickle, read, dance, jump, play or crawl with them.

*****

[asterosian]

Do y’all know where the phrase “eat the rich” comes from or do you just repeat it cause you heard it elsewhere?

It’s not a bad thing, I just saw someone say “we never said who would eat the rich” and realized a lot of y’all might not have heard the full quote

It’s from Rousseau and it’s “When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich"

And, well, there’s a lot of people with nothing to eat…

[insanitysscribblings]

The poor cried,

"We are starving. There is no more bread, and we have nothing to eat."

The rich man said,

"Not my problem you don't work for your bread,"

as if he did not snatch away the grain by his own greedy hands and create filling bread for his own overflowing mouth.

The poor cried,

"We are dying. There is no more medicine, and we're all ill."

The rich man said,

"Not my problem you don't take care of yourselves,"

as if he did not buy all the medicine and raise prices so high

the gods themselves would not

be able to reach.

The poor people

stopped crying,

and the rich man was satisfied...

Until they came knocking at his door one night;

their faces were sunken,

their flesh decaying,

their eyes sightless.

They were monsters

of the rich man's

own making.

As they devoured his flesh,

the rich man cried,

"Please, spare me!"

The ravenous zombies said,

"Not our fault

you fattened yourself

for slaughter."

[venipunk]

My family's in the all you can eat buffet while somebody's playing piano of "Got To Believe" by David Pomeranz.

Life is good 😊

[poemswords]

“I love people that make me forget I’m shy.”

— (via love-diaries)

[apartment-mbti]

How The Types Have Changed In My Mind

It’s been about a year since I stopped really using this account, so I thought I’d catch you up. - INFP Mod

ISTJ: They’re softer, and more insecure. Their self-worth can drop so quickly when their situations change. 

ISTP: They’re somehow more predictable, but more irrational. They have their rules and their feelings just like everyone else.

ISFJ: They’re ambitious. They know what they want to do. 

ISFP: They don’t like facing their past. They aren’t that sentimental.

INTJ: They’re stuck in their own perceptions of the way things are. They think they’re always right.

INTP: I met another INTP, and they’re now one of my favorite people. They’re quick to smile. They care.

INFJ: They’re more reclusive. They hold back more than you expected them to. They’re not pushovers.

INFP: They don’t settle. They know their worth.

ESTJ: They give people too many chances.

ESTP: They’re more stable. They don’t change without cause.

ESFJ: They overthink. They concern themselves too much with the people who aren’t in their life anymore, or shouldn’t be.

ESFP: They can get stuck in patterns of behavior. They hold onto their youth.

ENTJ: They’re always looking forward. There are always greener fields for them.

ENTP: They can have trouble acting on what they know to be true.

ENFJ: They’re stronger. They probably always have been.

ENFP: They like security. They like having something to hold onto.

[venipunk]

Trueeee

[venipunk]

[gospel-art-project]

[anxietyproblem]

[venipunk]

Salvation

Divine Accomplishment NOT human achievement

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