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Architecture
2018 —2020
Mark Uncertain Reality of Everything
Robinson Portfolio
Living by believing that I always or do our endeavors to appease

had a purpose has been the only those in our proximity or under
thing that has pushed me forward whose governance we reside
until now. Even though I didn’t mold our very convictions? As
know what the ultimate goal was, one delves into the contents
the experiences I gained gave me of this discourse, a realization

different goals in certain periods dawns upon us—many of the
of our short lives. The feeling of accomplishments we perceive
being in between, the feeling of as triumphs in our fleeting and

burnout, exhaustion, and inabil- woeful existence are naught but
ity to make sense of it never left dutiful fulfillment of obligations
me all my life. But the aforemen- thrust upon us by others. It is at
tioned feelings were only a small this juncture that one grasps the
obstacle to achieving the goals. Is imperative to genuinely serve

it not inherent to human nature oneself, to emerge as one’s own
anyway? To serve the designs of compass, and to herald the reve-
others until our own ambitions lations that are destined to guide

are realized, and if we stumble, and illuminate one’s path. Even
to consume ourselves anew with though it seems selfish to know
fresh aspirations. Yet, this par- ourselves and to live only for
adigm, seemingly customary in ourselves when considered in
life, in seeking novel objectives parallel with the phenomenon

and sacrificing oneself to their of ultimate purpose, it is not us
realization, has laid bare the who are selfish, but people with
pitiful state of humanity. The endless greed and a monstrous

notion that we are mere vessels appetite. They try to turn it into
for pursuing worldly gratifi- a machine that they can use until
cations, conforming our lives the last moment as if they get
accordingly, is a self-decep- old after making use of the goals
tion. For when the end draws of others for the sake of realiz-

near, one becomes cognizant ing their own goals and making
of having served everyone but them believe that they matter.
oneself throughout the passage “Selfishness” or all the other

of time. Hence, the question feelings mentioned are unnatu-
arises: to what cause should we ral feelings that will always bring
truly dedicate our entire lives, us back to the beginning on the
and with what purpose should way to find our selves at this
we align ourselves? Do we truly point. Yet, despite the potential

unearth our authentic selves by realization of all aspirations, a
exposing our innermost being, haunting presence looms overr

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