{"id":55873,"date":"2017-07-09T19:59:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T02:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=55873"},"modified":"2017-07-09T19:59:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T02:59:11","slug":"nothing-can-kill-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/09\/nothing-can-kill-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing Can Kill You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"55885\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/09\/how-to-build-your-own-empire\/img_1893\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1893.jpg?fit=4096%2C2713&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4096,2713\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Eric Kim sketch\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1893.jpg?fit=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1893-800x530.jpg?resize=800%2C530\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-55885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1893.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1893.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1893.jpg?resize=180%2C119&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1893.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1893.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dear Amit,<\/p>\n<p>I know you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going through one of the most fucking painful and difficult times in your life. But know that you are strong. Nothing can kill you.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Never forget, you&#8217;ve been through <em>more<\/em> difficult times in your life.<\/li>\n<li>Always consider, &#8216;Everything happens for a reason.&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Even if everything <em>doesn&#8217;t<\/em> happen for a reason, ask yourself, &#8216;How can this event in life make me a stronger person?&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Consider 10 years from now, I will look back and say, &#8216;I am glad that that happened.&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>What are some ways you feel relieved and <em>better<\/em>?<\/li>\n<li>How was this your fault? What can you do <em>next time<\/em> differently&#8211; to make yourself a stronger person?<\/li>\n<li>How quickly can you overcome this negativity, and re-focus your energy to <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/09\/how-to-build-your-own-empire\/\">build your own empire<\/a>?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Amit, you are nothing but positivity. So be strong, and know that you can overcome everything.<\/p>\n<p>Always,<br \/>\nEric<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/stoicism\/\">STOICISM ><\/a><\/h1>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"49735\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/death\/e0012531-2-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/E0012531-2.jpg?fit=1440%2C954&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,954\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1492776827&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM PHOTOGRAPHY&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim portrait by cindy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/E0012531-2.jpg?fit=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-49735 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/E0012531-2-800x530.jpg?resize=800%2C530\" alt=\"eric kim portrait by cindy\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/E0012531-2.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/E0012531-2.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/E0012531-2.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Become invincible:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/08\/how-to-be-optimistic\/\">How to Be Optimistic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/06\/why-i-dont-take-my-anger-seriously\/\">Why I Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Take My Anger Seriously<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/06\/how-to-become-more-powerful\/\">HOW TO BECOME MORE POWERFUL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/positivity\/\">POSITIVITY.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/strip-superfluous\/\">HOW TO BECOME SUPERHUMAN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/07\/how-to-give-a-fuck-less-in-your-photography\/\">How to Give a Fuck Less<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/01\/all-in\/\">ALL IN.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/28\/why-i-cut-my-dad-out-of-my-life\/\">Why I Cut My Dad Out of My Life.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/26\/your-iphone-only-has-5-battery-left\/\">Your iPhone Only Has 5% Battery Left.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/08\/how-not-to-give-a-fuck-about-your-reputation\/\">How not to give a FUCK about your REPUTATION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/human\/\">WHAT IS A HUMAN?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/24\/happiness\/\">HAPPINESS.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/21\/the-regret-minimization-framework-in-photography-and-life\/\">The Regret Minimization Framework in Photography and Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/13\/how-to-be-a-hero\/\">How to Be\u00c2\u00a0a HERO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/fear-slave\/\">Conquer Your Fears by Making Fear Your Slave<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/circumstances\/\">Rule Circumstances; Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Let Your Circumstances Rule You<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-love-yourself\/\">How to Love Yourself<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-turn-shit-into-gold\/\">How to Turn Shit into Gold<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/your-parents-fuck-you-up\/\">Your Parents Fuck You Up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/immortality\/\">Immortality<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/16\/what-kills-you-makes-you-stronger\/\">What Kills You Makes You Stronger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/patience\/\">How to Be Patient<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-conquer-anger\/\">How to Conquer Anger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/bounce-back\/\">How to Bounce Back in Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-overcome-resistance\/\">How to Overcome Resistance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/nothing-unlimited-is-good-nothing-good-is-unlimited\/\">Nothing Unlimited is Good; Nothing Good is Unlimited<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/you-have-no-limits\/\">You Have No Limits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/can-1s-and-0s-hurt-you\/\">Can 1\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and 0\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hurt You?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/the-envious-moment-is-flying-now\/\">The Envious Moment is Flying Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?page_id=39784&amp;preview=true\">Tomorrow We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll Sail the Wide Seas Again<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-forgive-others\/\">How to Forgive Others<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/actions-not-results\/\">Focus on Your Actions, Not the Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/alright\/\">Everything Will Be Alright<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/stoic-street-photographer\/\">How to Be a Stoic Street Photographer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/30\/how-to-become-a-spartan-photographer\/\">How to Be a Spartan Photographer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-overcome-your-fears-in-life\/\">How to Overcome Your Fears in Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-worrying-in-life\/\">How to Stop Worrying in Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-use-photography-as-self-therapy\/\">How to Use Photography as Self-Therapy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/free-soul-disturbance\/\">How to Free Your Soul From Disturbance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/19\/3-stoic-techniques-that-can-help-you-gain-tranquility-in-street-photography\/\">3 Stoic Techniques that Can Help You Gain Tranquility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/weaker-hurt\/\">Can People Weaker than You Hurt You?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/doctor-patient\/\">Does a Doctor Get Angry at a Crazy Patient?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/own-nothing\/\">Own Nothing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Stoic Masters<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45344\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/circle-composition\/eric-kim-photography-black-and-white-hanoi-0009910-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-photography-black-and-white-hanoi-0009910-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1325\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1489755907&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM PHOTOGRAPHY&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim photography black and white hanoi-0009910\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-photography-black-and-white-hanoi-0009910-1.jpg?fit=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-45344\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-photography-black-and-white-hanoi-0009910-1-800x530.jpg?resize=800%2C530\" alt=\"eric kim photography black and white hanoi-0009910\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-photography-black-and-white-hanoi-0009910-1.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-photography-black-and-white-hanoi-0009910-1.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-photography-black-and-white-hanoi-0009910-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Learn from the\u00c2\u00a0master stoics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/seneca\/\">Seneca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/marcus-aurelius\/\">Marcus Aurelius<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/epictetus\/\">Epictetus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/publilius-syrus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Publilius Syrus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/heraclitus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heraclitus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/philosophy\/\">See all philosophy &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear 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