Nick Kasmik
@nickkasmik.bsky.social
"I know that I know nothing" - Socrates
📚 I make posts on philosophy, art, and culture.
https://bio.site/Nickkasmik
📚 I make posts on philosophy, art, and culture.
https://bio.site/Nickkasmik
In The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho reminds us that the greatest tragedy isn’t failure—it’s never pursuing the dream that sets your soul on fire.
Safety seduces us. But Coelho shows that every time we ignore the call of our heart, we step further from who we truly are.
#book #philosophy #selfgrowth
Safety seduces us. But Coelho shows that every time we ignore the call of our heart, we step further from who we truly are.
#book #philosophy #selfgrowth
April 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
In The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho reminds us that the greatest tragedy isn’t failure—it’s never pursuing the dream that sets your soul on fire.
Safety seduces us. But Coelho shows that every time we ignore the call of our heart, we step further from who we truly are.
#book #philosophy #selfgrowth
Safety seduces us. But Coelho shows that every time we ignore the call of our heart, we step further from who we truly are.
#book #philosophy #selfgrowth
Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha teaches us:
The journey to self-discovery isn’t about following rules.
It’s about listening to your inner voice.
What’s one thing your inner voice is telling you right now?
The journey to self-discovery isn’t about following rules.
It’s about listening to your inner voice.
What’s one thing your inner voice is telling you right now?
March 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha teaches us:
The journey to self-discovery isn’t about following rules.
It’s about listening to your inner voice.
What’s one thing your inner voice is telling you right now?
The journey to self-discovery isn’t about following rules.
It’s about listening to your inner voice.
What’s one thing your inner voice is telling you right now?
In Stalker (1979), there's a Room that gives you what you truly desire.
Not what you ask for—what you are.
One man prays for healing. Nothing happens.
Maybe deep down, he didn’t want healing.
Tarkovsky’s real question:
Do you even know what you want?
What would the Room give you? 👇
Not what you ask for—what you are.
One man prays for healing. Nothing happens.
Maybe deep down, he didn’t want healing.
Tarkovsky’s real question:
Do you even know what you want?
What would the Room give you? 👇
March 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
In Stalker (1979), there's a Room that gives you what you truly desire.
Not what you ask for—what you are.
One man prays for healing. Nothing happens.
Maybe deep down, he didn’t want healing.
Tarkovsky’s real question:
Do you even know what you want?
What would the Room give you? 👇
Not what you ask for—what you are.
One man prays for healing. Nothing happens.
Maybe deep down, he didn’t want healing.
Tarkovsky’s real question:
Do you even know what you want?
What would the Room give you? 👇
The knight plays chess with death, not to win, but to understand.
We move through life the same way—searching for answers in a world that offers none.
Maybe the absence of meaning isn’t a curse, but an invitation.
If nothing is written, then we are free to write it ourselves. #philosophy #movie
We move through life the same way—searching for answers in a world that offers none.
Maybe the absence of meaning isn’t a curse, but an invitation.
If nothing is written, then we are free to write it ourselves. #philosophy #movie
March 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The knight plays chess with death, not to win, but to understand.
We move through life the same way—searching for answers in a world that offers none.
Maybe the absence of meaning isn’t a curse, but an invitation.
If nothing is written, then we are free to write it ourselves. #philosophy #movie
We move through life the same way—searching for answers in a world that offers none.
Maybe the absence of meaning isn’t a curse, but an invitation.
If nothing is written, then we are free to write it ourselves. #philosophy #movie
Huxley’s Brave New World warned us:
The greatest threat to freedom isn’t force.
It’s distraction.
Are people too busy scrolling to notice what’s really happening?
Or is there still hope? #philosophy #books
The greatest threat to freedom isn’t force.
It’s distraction.
Are people too busy scrolling to notice what’s really happening?
Or is there still hope? #philosophy #books
March 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Huxley’s Brave New World warned us:
The greatest threat to freedom isn’t force.
It’s distraction.
Are people too busy scrolling to notice what’s really happening?
Or is there still hope? #philosophy #books
The greatest threat to freedom isn’t force.
It’s distraction.
Are people too busy scrolling to notice what’s really happening?
Or is there still hope? #philosophy #books
What does it mean to be truly just?
Plato’s The Republic forces us to ask:
Is fairness about #power or is there a higher ideal we should #strive for?
What if being just isn’t about following #rules — but about becoming the best version of #yourself #philosophy
Plato’s The Republic forces us to ask:
Is fairness about #power or is there a higher ideal we should #strive for?
What if being just isn’t about following #rules — but about becoming the best version of #yourself #philosophy
March 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
What does it mean to be truly just?
Plato’s The Republic forces us to ask:
Is fairness about #power or is there a higher ideal we should #strive for?
What if being just isn’t about following #rules — but about becoming the best version of #yourself #philosophy
Plato’s The Republic forces us to ask:
Is fairness about #power or is there a higher ideal we should #strive for?
What if being just isn’t about following #rules — but about becoming the best version of #yourself #philosophy
Descartes said your brain might be lying to you.
But there’s 1 thing you can’t doubt: your own existence.
‘I think, therefore I am.’
From there, he built a proof for God.
The idea of God is so perfect, it couldn’t have come from us.
It must’ve come from something equally perfect.
Do you agree?
But there’s 1 thing you can’t doubt: your own existence.
‘I think, therefore I am.’
From there, he built a proof for God.
The idea of God is so perfect, it couldn’t have come from us.
It must’ve come from something equally perfect.
Do you agree?
March 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Descartes said your brain might be lying to you.
But there’s 1 thing you can’t doubt: your own existence.
‘I think, therefore I am.’
From there, he built a proof for God.
The idea of God is so perfect, it couldn’t have come from us.
It must’ve come from something equally perfect.
Do you agree?
But there’s 1 thing you can’t doubt: your own existence.
‘I think, therefore I am.’
From there, he built a proof for God.
The idea of God is so perfect, it couldn’t have come from us.
It must’ve come from something equally perfect.
Do you agree?