Books
A disbeliever in astrology, whom astrologers identify as a Leo.
Darkness and confined spaces (both literally and figuratively).
My new beginnings, even at times when holding to the old seemed a safer (and a smarter) thing to do.
I feel elated every time I travel.
The breakup of my native country, Yugoslavia.
Julian Assange
Don Quixote
Dr. Hanibal Lecter (played by Mads Mikkelsen in the 2013-2015 TV series ecranisation)
Kabir, Rumi, Dostoevsky, Kafka, Márquez, Meša Selimović
Dostoevsky’s ‘Brothers Karamazov’, Frazer’s ‘The Golden Bough’, Buddha’s Dhammapada, Ouspensky’s ‘Strange Life of Ivan Osokin’ and Mikhail Naimy’s ‘The Book of Mirdad’.
‘The Prophet’ by Khalil Gibran
Lars von Trier’s ‘Melancholia’ (2011), a masterpiece;Ron Fricke’s ‘Baraka’ (1992), for the soul-stirring depiction of the human condition; Woody Allan’s ‘Blue Jasmine’ (2013), because I simply love all his movies and I had to pick only one; Tarsem Singh’s ‘The Fall’ (2006), one of the most visually stunning movies ever created; Manoj Punj’s ‘Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris’ (2006), for all its poetry, music and spirituality.
Superintelligence, provided that it is free of any artificial component.
‘Did you think it would end differently?’
I would chose to stay here and now - always. No period in human history has been entirely free from human suffering, violence and social injustice.
A gift for music
I admire many books, but I cannot envy an author or wish their work belonged to me.
In solitude.
I always write in silence.
I am not completely aware of my idiolect. Perhaps pulling my first novel into a word cloud might reveal the answer to this question.
I do not discuss my concept/idea in its early stages of development.
Osho. ‘Guilty’ only because I can spend days at a time reading his discourses, and use this as an excuse for procrastination.
Read, think, and be sincere.
Lidija Stankovikj is an international development professional. She holds an MBA from the University of Geneva
(Geneva, Switzerland), specializing in management of International Organizations; an MSc in Applied Mathematics,
and a Minor in Contemporary Asian Studies from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (Lausanne,
Switzerland). She has comprehensive professional experience in the areas of international education, sustainability
and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Lidija has lived, studied and worked in Macedonia, Switzerland, Sweden,
Myanmar (Burma) and India. She is currently based in Bangalore.
Lidija can be reached at: lidija.stankovikj@gmail.com
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