by vanissadrar | Aug 1, 2026 | In Passing
Filters are a new fashion that I have never really understood. I have always thought that the purpose of taking a picture was to preserve a memory—a small souvenir of who we were at a particular moment in our lives. A photograph allows us, years later, to look back...
by vanissadrar | Jul 31, 2026 | In Passing
At some point in life, you realise that you have to leave your childhood toys behind—not because someone tells you that you are too old to play with them, but because life begins to ask something different of you. Growing up is not simply a matter of accumulating...
by vanissadrar | Jul 25, 2026 | In Passing
It has been Three Thousand One Hundred and Seventy-Six. days. When we look at a number like this, it is easy to see only a quantity: days accumulated, months passed, years completed. But time is never merely a number. It is also experience. Every day becomes part of...
by vanissadrar | Jul 23, 2026 | In Passing
Degrees do not make you a person. You have to be a person before the degree—and remain one after it. A degree can add to your qualifications. It can open doors, demonstrate discipline, and represent years of effort. There is nothing wrong with being proud of what you...
by vanissadrar | Jul 18, 2026 | In Passing
Some people give themselves permission to enter your life without being invited. They ask about your private affairs, question your choices, tell you what you should do, and eventually begin to speak as if your life were a matter for their approval. They do not see...
