The Magic of the Cities.
Zen promotes the rediscovery of the obvious, which is so often lost in its familiarity and simplicity. It sees the miraculous in the common and magic in our everyday surroundings. When we are not rushed, and our minds are unclouded by conceptualizations, a veil will sometimes drop, introducing the viewer to a world unseen since childhood. ~ John Greer
Showing posts with label Saturday Reflections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Saturday Reflections. Show all posts
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Saturday, September 5, 2015
The Clown
“The
clown may be the source of mirth, but - who shall make the clown laugh?”
― Angela Carter, Nights at the Circus
― Angela Carter, Nights at the Circus
“My
paranoia wasn't always right, but just to be on the safe side, I never went to
sleep with a clown in the room.”
― Mark Henwick, Hidden Trump
― Mark Henwick, Hidden Trump
“The
United States is the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, yet its
inhabitants are strikingly unhappy. Accordingly, we present to the rest of
mankind, on a planet rife with suffering and tragedy, the spectacle of a clown
civilization. Sustained on a clown diet rich in sugar and fat, we have
developed a clown physiognomy. We dress like clowns. We move about a landscape
filled with cartoon buildings in clownmobiles, absorbed in clownish activities.
We fill our idle hours enjoying the canned antics of professional clowns...
Death, when we acknowledge it, is just another pratfall on the boob tube. Bang!
You're dead!”
― James Howard Kunstler
― James Howard Kunstler
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Bench Talk
“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw
Saturday, August 8, 2015
Flame
“I discovered very quickly that criticism
is a form of optimism, and that when you are silent about the shortcomings of
your society, you're very pessimistic about that society. And it's only when
you speak truthfully about it that you show your faith in that society.”
“Descubrí muy pronto que la crítica es una
forma de optimismo, ya que cuando estás silencioso sobre los defectos de la
sociedad, eres muy pesimista acerca de esta sociedad. Y es sólo cuando hablas
con la verdad, es que muestras tu fe en dicha sociedad.”
— Carlos Fuentes
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