Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Mary realized she had forgotten her wallet while trying to pay for some groceries, but a kind boy, Mark, paid for her things. Sometime later, Mary and her daughter learned that Mark’s grandmother needed expensive surgery, so they decided to act, shocking the poor kid. “Oh, geez. I must have forgotten my wallet in John’s…

Joseph Benjamin had few dreams. At seventy-two, the widowed father of two knew what life held in store for him every single day. He got up when the sun rose and cycled to the bakery for fresh rolls. He would then cycle back, eat breakfast, do some chores and wait for lunchtime. In the afternoons,…

A heartless landlord gives a woman who falls short on her rent notice. But when he goes to his sister’s house for a family dinner, he is shocked to find her there. Life is hard, and it becomes even harder if the hearts that surround us are made of stone. Diane Salinger knew about life.…

Ever since I was little, I dreamed of becoming a doctor. When my mom died of cancer, that dream only grew stronger. I wanted to help people like her, to understand the disease that had taken her and to help others fight it. A dreaming woman | Source: Pexels I worked for this moment for…

Vanessa was an older woman living alone after her husband died a couple of years ago. They never had children, so when her loving husband died, she was left on her own. Vanessa had wanted to fix their roof for years, as she believed it would not survive heavy rain or hail. However, her husband…