In this episode, I delve into the German concept known as Torschlusspanik ("fear of gate closing" or ترس از بسته شدن دروازه). The term describes the anxiety or even panic people feel when they perceive important opportunities or milestones are slipping away.

In this episode we delve into the "Empty Boat Theory" (空船理论), of the Chinese author and philosopher Zhuangzi (庄子). This theory postulates the idea that individuals should not be angered by the wrongdoings of others through viewing their actions as if they were to occur anyway.

 Sag deinem Herzen das ich einen Platz zum Leben suche.

به دلت بگو که دنبال یک خانه ام برای زندگی

*The song at the end is too loud, please turn down your volume toward the end. My apologies.*

Today I only got a short German poem to share by Rose Ausländer called "Noch bist du da".

A few years ago a professor at Peking University, called 徐凯文 (xu kaiwen), coined a term named 空心病 (kongxinbing) to describe many of his students which seemed extraordinary from the outside but felt lost and empty. In this episode, I want to briefly give some background and add some of my own thoughts.

I am back! Today I talk a little about how I learned Persian.

In this episode, I wanted to explore the topic of self-acceptance. I haven't made up my mind completely on this topic and I think it is a difficult balance to strike between accepting oneself and judging in order to improve and not repeat mistakes. And even while I do think it is better not to tolerate our mistakes too much, I also believe we should not mistreat ourselves, and keep striving towards our best possible versions.

What is the cost of lies? This is a question that I have been thinking a lot about recently and that I want to explore further in this episode.

In this short episode I introduce the purpose and reason behind the podcast.