“The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man and never fails to see a bad one. He is the human owl, vigilant in darkness and blind to light, mousing for vermin, and never seeing noble game. The cynic puts all human actions into two classes — openly bad and secretly […]
‘A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience’, so said Miguel de Cervantes. This week’s proverb: “You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.” ‘A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience’, so said Miguel de Cervantes. This week’s proverb: “The best of men are but men at […]
The truth hits us like a hurricane and our house built with lies falls down around us. When we are left with rubble, what do we do? One thing is for sure, we don’t want to build another shoddy structure. That means we need to find some new building materials. We know now how devastating […]
We have for quite some time now, lived in an age preoccupied with reason. We expect and desire everything to abide by the rules we have developed, and this systematic approach has allowed us to progress in many valuable ways. The truth matters, otherwise we would be in a constant whirlpool of uncertainties, falsehoods and […]
A gracious amount of light is introduced into the dark room, allowing for a gentle wake. That lazy light. The room is bathed in a peaceful haze of potential for the day. But we needn’t face it just yet, there is still time to bask in this comfort. And we lie in perfect stillness. In […]
Circumstance, Meaning, Virtue Feeling lost is an indicator that there is something we should find that will bring us closer to our potential. Its like a mid-space, between where we were and where we are going.
We unconsciously, in daily mundane acts, make choices all the time. We usually do so with little acknowledgment that we are even making a choice, it’s usually habit that makes the decision for us. We are free to choose and free to act accordingly. What does that mean for us? Every choice we make, no […]
Like handing someone a glass of water while they are engulfed in flames, it does very little. The danger is that we are only really fulfilling our own need or want to be ‘compassionate’ people, in this vain sense. In this act they redeemed their tragedy. They represented the very best of human nature, shouldering […]
When emotions take over, they tend to make us slightly pitiful around the edges. We need to develop a parent to control the toddler. Quotes from Wilde, Nietzsche & more. What is our role? Like actors gracing the stage, every day we wake to a role; or to be more accurate, various roles. Quotes from […]
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‘A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience’, so said Miguel de Cervantes. This week’s proverb: “You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.” ‘A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience’, so said Miguel de Cervantes. This week’s proverb: “An old poacher makes the best gamekeeper.” ‘A […]