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10 Life Principles I Wish I Knew Earlier

Simple Lessons That Changed How I See the World

Ali Alzahrani, Ph.D
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4 min readNov 23, 2024

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Sometimes we think of “nothing” as empty space — a blank page, or an empty room. It feels like a void, hallow, or an absence of everything. But, nothing wasn’t just emptiness, at all. In fact, it is the only source of everything around us? You may find this sounds strange, or unbelievable, however more I think about it, the more sense it makes, at least to me.

Below are 10 principles of life that I gathered from the works of several great philosophers, psychologists, and thinkers such as Carl Jung, Alan Watts, Carl Sagan, and many others. I wish I had known these much earlier in my life. However, these ideas have transformed my insight into the world, and I hope they do inspire you too.

1. Nothingness is Full of Possibilities

Nothing, is not just an empty room , or a blank space. Nothing is more than that; it’s where everything starts. Think about your dream home, you first search for an empty or vacant space to start. You can not build a home on an occupied land. Just like a blank canvas, it could turn into something: it could be a story, painting, or even an entirely new adventure. Without nothing, there would not have been space for something to be, let alone…

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Ali Alzahrani, Ph.D
Ali Alzahrani, Ph.D

Written by Ali Alzahrani, Ph.D

Founder of Being Publication https://medium.com/being, write about life philosophies, cinema, health, academia, and culture. Inquiries: aliwritesaz@gmail.com

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