Communication, design, and ethics in practice…
On a quiet evening filled with orange and purple Halloween lights, a movie night with my son turned into something deeper. Edward Scissorhands revealed how fascination can slip into fear and how real compassion, like true faith, only survives when it chooses empathy over control, love over spectacle, and silence over noise.
Always With Hope is a memoir by Lyudmila Oparina, detailing the life of a resilient Soviet woman who faced war, labor, and political upheaval. It emphasizes the power of compassion, responsibility, and hope in challenging times. The book serves as a poignant reminder of perseverance and the importance of sharing personal narratives.
Reconciliation is not about making everything fit. It’s about allowing everything to be—fully, honestly, and without shame.
Some stories hit you at the perfect age. You read them once, and suddenly your imagination feels bigger, louder, more colorful. For me, John Carter of Mars was one of those worlds. It is not subtle science fiction. It is bold adventure sci fi. Red dust, strange creatures, weird politics, and the simple pleasure of …
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Mikhail Oparin 