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The myth of 'Unconditional Love'

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I have been thinking about writing something on this topic for a longer while now. There is quite a lot that I would like to say about it but the feeling of shame always slowed me down. Why shame? Well, because since I was little I've been told that family members love each other with unconditional love, that said, no matter what is going on you cannot disregard your parents, siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles etc. because you are bonded by blood. That is why when I am having doubts about this kind of love, I am a bit ashamed of myself. My mother and my father are the ones who brought me to this word, thus I shall respect and love them whatever issues we would be having. Respect, that, I do. I have respect for every human being. You will never hear me saying 'After what she's done I totally lost respect for her'. I've heard that sentence coming out of my colleague's mouth sometime ago and I was so speechless that I couldn't think of any comeback. Did...

La Vie en Rose

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I wanted to write an entry about my trip to Paris. Actually, I wrote half of it and then realized that as much as it's been very informative because I described everything in detail- it missed something. For example, I dedicated a whole paragraph to prices of the tickets. Guys, I would fully recommend to travel to Paris by bus and especially with the night line. You can sleep throughout the trip, fares are very low (max. 25eu) and the coach itself is pretty comfortable. But those are just facts which you can find on the internet yourself. I went to Paris because I was fed up with Amsterdam. I needed a break from this city. I do love it, but it's nice to leave it at least for a day, come back and be able to look at it differently. I always wanted to visit Paris but in my head it sounded like an expensive trip, something nearly unreachable- while a return ticket for a bus cost me 30eu. I stocked up on sandwiches, made sure I was prepared for any weather conditions and left Amst...