<p><em><strong>The art of living,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Life as philosophy say,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>"a personalized framework of core beliefs, values, and principles that guides your decisions, actions, and understanding of </strong></em></p><p><em><strong>the world "</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Life as humans say,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong> "Is the ability to survive ,or existence in general having an inherent significance or a philosophical point"</strong></em></p><p><em><strong> </strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Life as poetry say,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>"The meaning of life is to find your gift,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong> and</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>" the purpose of life is to give it away. </strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Life as Shakespeare would say,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>"Life's nothing but a walking shadow, A poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more: It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>All these may have different definitions, but they all have the same meanings and themes</strong></em></p><p><em><strong> </strong></em></p><p><em><strong>These are the thesis of what they call "life"</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>STAGES</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>QUESTIONS</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>AWAKENING </strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>PLUMMET</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>CONFESSION </strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>CALCULATIONS</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>BROKEN</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>DESIRE</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>MACABRE </strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>DEATH</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In poetry we say:</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Heavens arms turn slowly,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In the grains of sands,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>We barely learn each actions lived with all seconds past,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>The start ends fast.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In English we say: STAGES</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/IMG_2278.jpeg"/><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In poetry we say:</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Winds are silent and thoughts are vague,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Visions blur, especially where you laid,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Sadness clouds that obscures all feel,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Darkness veils, then what is real?</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Memories sink, so dreams survive,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Nothing to think, when did I die?</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In English we say: QUESTIONS</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/IMG_2271.jpeg"/><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In poetry we say:</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Secret illusions that cloud my nights,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Strained temptations that haunt the light,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Intimate pleasures with disguised allure,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Committed relations, so objectively pure,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Implied affections with plague intent,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Obscure delusions wear masked repents,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Shameful perception with fraudulent path,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Innocence scorned, malicious the wrath.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In English we say: AWAKENING </strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/IMG_2267.jpeg"/><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In poetry we say:</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Enchanted message with recoiled thoughts,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Triggered feelings holds puzzle wants,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Annoyed seduction, where games are played,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Simple answers having obsessed ways,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Feed the tempted to reap the few,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Peeved fixation and charmed recluse,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Excited dreamer with an unknown faith,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Alarmed intentions that humbles disgrace.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In English we say: PLUMMET</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/IMG_2262.jpeg"/><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In poetry we say:</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Elusive feelings with cautious tales,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Heartfelt visions with discreet spells,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Hidden secrets filled with loaded grin,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Subdued glances under a sensual skin,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Pressing flesh with mounted moans,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Ardent tastes prevent groans,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Whispered words and forgotten times,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Missing moments, wish you were mine.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In English we say: CONFESSION</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/IMG_2274.jpeg"/><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In poetry we say:</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Unthinkable the notion,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>One's vision will be blurred,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Drunk in the moment, unintelligibly slurred,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>A wondrous attraction conveniently mused,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Sightless attraction masked in Abuse,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>What an inexplicable stranger,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Cloaked to conceive,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Ripped from my womb, my son was deceived.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In English we say: CALCULATED</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/IMG_2258.jpeg"/><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In poetry we say:</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>A thousand tears could never say how I felt when you went away,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Such emptiness devoured my soul, and sadness lived and took its control,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>My love, my all, has left my side, torn from me too fast to flight,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>My broken shell was left in the sand, to never feel that warmth again,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>A shattered life, choices made, another day has slipped away,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Your words in me hum like songs,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Reminders or rights and too many wrongs,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Distant whispers with silly smiles,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Memories awake, the infantile,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In me your flames will forever burn,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Lessons thought, nothing learnt,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Until we meet again on a crowded beach,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Pain will sit, and I will reach.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In English we say: BROKEN</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/IMG_2273.jpeg"/><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In poetry we say:</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Shivers kindle with a tempted itch,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Lurking fingers with a hidden twitch,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>A lapping tongue, the teeth ignites,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Gentle strokes with sweetened bites,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Anxious veins with fuel to sip,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Muscles beat and fainted beats.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In English we say: DESIRE</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/IMG_2265.jpeg"/><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In poetry we say:</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Wailing calls searching in fear,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Grasping paws pulling me near,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Hallowed screams that leave their scent,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Gruesome deeds with dark intent,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Shifting screeches and hungry howls,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Famished beasts with shadowed shapes,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Mauling nightmare, no escape.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In English we say: MACABRE</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/IMG_2268.jpeg"/><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In poetry we say:</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>The sun has fallen, never to return,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Casting a final light, one final turn,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>All that waits is the saddened moon,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Helpless in space, gone way too soon.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In English we say: DEATH</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/IMG_2252.jpeg"/><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In Final note we say:,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>We loose ourselves in what we call reality </strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Forgetting what is important </strong></em></p><p><em><strong>At the same time rejoicing when we finally found our passion and inner light.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Our mortal journey consists of loving all the things that brings joy, what we consider as meaningful,valuable and <a class="tc-blue" href="https://sacred.It" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sacred.It </a> deals with the pain of loosing things, especially loss of the ones we hold dear to our hearts on earth and beyond.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Life can be erotic in its way and curiously twisted, not every thing needs to be explained or have a blueprint to just be.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>It's a constant struggle between the temptation of rights and wrong what we consider good versus what others may consider as evil those little voices in our head that haunts and taunts us battling with the mind and our condition. Labels and finger pointing on the stresses of responsibility it's made up of quiet highs and darkened lows. Our journey is a paradox of feelings and contradictions, A fluid of abyss of trying to be found when we are always feeling so very lost.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Yet in all its darkness there is always hope, A hope that we all control it's a choice that we all must take to be who we are. An unconditional decision to love ourselves, </strong></em></p><p><em><strong>in that self love there are no mistakes, there is only one unique journey, one that we must travel without self judgement that would relentlessly evolve and tirelessly change, you have the gift to make your choices.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>We might love many lives , but which one will you remember?</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>What memories will we INK?</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>What will have true MEANING?</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>How will we live our END?</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><br/></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>~I live in death so that life can wait for me in the end~</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Dedicated to those who cannot avoid living life in the shadows </strong></em></p><p><em><strong>They live life ...as poetry would say,</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>"The art of surviving is living "</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>"Poetry is art"</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>"Life is poetry!"</strong></em></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
Top Engagers
Most Engaged Content
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to 7 people with the best insights in the past month. The 7 winners are picked
by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
1
Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
5
Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
6
Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Contributor Rankings
The Rankings/Leaderboard shows the Top 20 contributors and engagers on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis
— as well as the most active colleges (users attending/that attended those colleges)
The all-time contributors ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly contributors ranking tracks performance of a user's insights for the current month. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on an all-time & monthly basis.
All-time Contributors
All-time Engagers
Top Monthly Contributors
Top Monthly Engagers
Most Active Colleges
Contributor Score
The all-time ranking is based on users' Contributor Score, which is a measure of all
the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate your contributor score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
Subscriptions received
2
Tips received
3
Comments (excluding replies)
4
Upvotes
5
Views
6
Number of insights published
Engagement Score
The All-time Engagers ranking is based on a user's Engagement Score — a measure of how much a
user engages with other users' content via comments and upvotes.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate the Engagement Score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
A user's comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's upvotes
Monthly Score
The Top Monthly Contributors ranking is a monthly metric indicating how users respond to your posts, not just how many you publish.
We look at three main things:
1
How strong your best post is —
Your highest-scoring post this month carries the most weight. One great post can take you far.
2
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
We also look at the average score of all your posts. If your work keeps getting good reactions, you get a boost.
3
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
Posting more helps — but only a little.
Extra posts give a small bonus that grows slowly, so quality always matters more than quantity.
In simple terms:
A great post beats many ignored posts
Consistently engaging posts beat one lucky hit
Spamming low-engagement posts won't help
Tips, comments, and upvotes from others matter most
This ranking is designed to reward
Thoughtful, high-quality posts
Real engagement from the community
Consistency over time — without punishing you for posting again
The Top Monthly Contributors leaderboard reflects what truly resonates, not just who posts the most.
Top Monthly Engagers
The Top Monthly Engagers ranking tracks the most active engagers on a monthly basis
Here is what we look at
1
A user's monthly comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's monthly upvotes
Most Active Colleges
The Most Active Colleges ranking is a list of the most active contributors on TwoCents, grouped by the
colleges/universities they attend(ed)
Here is what we look at
1
All insights posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels)
2
All comments posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels) —
excluding replies
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
Comments