A perfect world. Ruled by a perfect person. A person who is not corrupt, not evil and only has the world's best interest in mind. It sounds like a dream come true, but is it really?
What would you say if you only had as long as it takes the traffic light to turn green? Well, I would not talk. I would listen. For only a minute. To the impact of my life. On yours. Elisabeth is given a special gift. Her body is lying on the bathroom floor, her husband is standing above it. She, however, is perched on a traffic light in Vienna's first district. There are thirteen people waiting at 11.47 at night on the 28th of June 2024 at the crossing in front of the University. Apparently strangers, she gets to listen to them. Now that her own eyes can no longer see, her ears no longer hear, she knows that her voice has to ring louder than ever, reach across the rooftops and penetrate the walls of silence until it touches your thoughts and makes them shout. She won't live to see another day. With the seconds left to her, she shares what she hears. She wants you to join her morning song. One voice that obliterates the violence against women. #stopfemicide
Will we ever know who we really are? Or are we doomed to be stuck in a maze, trying to find our way through to embrace the person that is ourselves? Life tends to have several unique ways to guide us through our own maze. May it be Insomnia that reveals our inner thoughts and forces us to converse with the child within ourselves, or a scenery that we embrace with our eyes, indulging us in a high of simply being alive. Whatever the situation may be, it will always guide us through the maze and brings us another step further to find out what makes us us.
"The Invention Game" delves into the heart of its thesis: how conceptual fictions can forge alternative realities. It provocatively suggests that societal norms, laws, and even morality are constructs formed by influential ideas. What if pivotal notions had been different? What if a seemingly insignificant change in perspective had reshaped the course of history? As characters grapple with the consequences of their choices, readers are challenged to consider the profound implications of their own beliefs. How have the great inventions of history shaped their lives? How do the ideas they hold dear dictate the world they live in?
Perception is everything but simple. As a word, it is the same for everybody. But the meaning, the sound, the smell, the emotions behind it are unique to each person. Some may think a lot about how the world came to be or how certain things work, while others may not spend that kind of time in their thoughts. Employee Nr. 1T2B3 finds herself questioning the way of the world while being rushed around the globe by the people she works for, and realizes that everything seems wrong. While her own mind drives her mad, the owner of the company she works for is getting lost in his hunger for power and recognition - a dangerous kind of frenzy that could overshadow everything he has done up to this point.
The world is so beautiful it's dolorous. It surrounds and consumes us like violence, love and grief. But what about immortality? Is it not the biggest wish of mankind? I'm not sure beauty would be so beautiful when it is not just lovely, but strips you of your love. It might drive one mad, it does. Everything is so ardent you can't get a break, but once you have found your favorite thing in the world, it dies. Time and beauty have to be ephemeral; or we lose ourselves sedatedly.
In a world where the safety of everyones future is secured by a special time-organization, Seth Stawarski finds himself in yet another routine job. The task is simple: kill subject #736, a young man destined to incapacitate the organizations agents, and vanish without a trace. Disobedience means dying a traitor to his kind. Shouldnt be a problem, should it?
People say, when you die you will see your whole life passing by. Your birth, your first day of school, your first kiss and your last one, your career, your dreams and your loved ones. Yet that wasn't the case for me. When I sunk to the deep, pitch-black and frigid ocean ground, I saw nothing except a darkness crawling upon my heavy eyes. I didn't even see her, the one person I only thought about and for whom I would have died again. When I woke up again, I saw the pearly gates of heaven before my eyes however I was doomed for an eternity in hell. Down there I got to learn all the different stages of hell and even a gaze in heaven was granted to me. This breed an insurmountable will to see her again and rekindled a flame stronger than those of Satan himself in me. I went through hell and heaven and even to the Forrest of Eternal Pain to look for her, my true and only love, and ask for her forgiveness.
Trapped in a loveless marriage and haunted by shifting realities, Sarann's life unravels as she begins to question everything around her. Pursued by a mysterious figure who seems to know her secrets, she is forced to confront unsettling visions and versions of herself that blur the line between reality and illusion. With her grip on sanity slipping, Sarann faces a chilling choice: uncover the hidden truth about her fractured mind or remain lost in a maze of her own making. "Maladaptive: The Other Side of Silence" is a short, gripping, and suspenseful tale of betrayal, loss, and the mysterious forces shaping our perceptions. Perfect for fans of psychological thrillers and unsettling twists.
What can a single human do against an entire society full of hate and judgement, which develops new conventions frequently? The human can try to fight them and their hostility from within. They can inform themself to not become cruel and to rather be kind. They can try to root their values in their own mind and not by the expectations of others. And lastly they can change their mindset to make progress and accomplish everything they want. If you are intrigued by these topics this book is perfect for you.