Looking through the years, I marvel that Saturday was my favorite day in the week. What pleasures could have been squeezed between the fan folds of unending tasks? Children’s talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.
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Entries from January 31st, 2012
Children’s Talent to Endure Stems From Their Ignorance of Alternatives – “I know why the caged bird sings” – Maya Angelou
January 31st, 2012 · Comments Off on Children’s Talent to Endure Stems From Their Ignorance of Alternatives – “I know why the caged bird sings” – Maya Angelou · Uncategorized
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Be Intolerant of Ignorance but Understanding of Illiteracy – “I know why the caged bird sings” – Maya Angelou
January 31st, 2012 · Comments Off on Be Intolerant of Ignorance but Understanding of Illiteracy – “I know why the caged bird sings” – Maya Angelou · Humanism, Philosophy
As I ate she began the first of what we later called “my lessons in living.” She said that I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and even more intelligent than college professors. She encouraged me to listen carefully to […]
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Bah Jesus, I live for my Wife, my Children and my Dog – “I know why the caged bird sings” – Maya Angelou
January 31st, 2012 · Comments Off on Bah Jesus, I live for my Wife, my Children and my Dog – “I know why the caged bird sings” – Maya Angelou · Religion
Grandfather had a famous saying that caused great pride in his family: “Bah Jesus, I live for my wife, my children and my dog.” He took extreme care to prove that statement true by taking the word of his family even in the face of contradictory evidence.
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All of us Eventually go Down to Defeat – “After the Quake: Earthquake Stories” – Haruki Murakami
January 30th, 2012 · Comments Off on All of us Eventually go Down to Defeat – “After the Quake: Earthquake Stories” – Haruki Murakami · Humanism
The whole terrible fight occurred in the area of imagination. That is the precise location of our battlefield. It is there that we experience our victories and our defeats. Each and every one of us is a being of limited duration: all of us eventually go down to defeat. But as Ernest Hemingway saw so […]
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Terror and the Imagination – “After the Quake: Earthquake Stories” – Haruki Murakami
January 30th, 2012 · Comments Off on Terror and the Imagination – “After the Quake: Earthquake Stories” – Haruki Murakami · Quotes
As Joseph Conrad once wrote, true terror is the kind that men feel toward their imagination.
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Turning Feelings into Words – “After the Quake: Earthquake Stories” – Haruki Murakami
January 30th, 2012 · Comments Off on Turning Feelings into Words – “After the Quake: Earthquake Stories” – Haruki Murakami · Writing
I understand how you feel, but if you put those feelings into words they will turn into lies.
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Eunuchs Discussing the Karma Sutra – “The White Tiger: A Novel” -by Aravind Adiga
January 29th, 2012 · Comments Off on Eunuchs Discussing the Karma Sutra – “The White Tiger: A Novel” -by Aravind Adiga · Democracy, India, Politics, Quotes
Like eunuchs discussing the Kama Sutra, the voters discuss the elections in Laxmangarh.
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The Two Modern Castes – “The White Tiger: A Novel” -by Aravind Adiga
January 29th, 2012 · Comments Off on The Two Modern Castes – “The White Tiger: A Novel” -by Aravind Adiga · India
To sum up – in the old days there were one thousand castes and destinies in India. These days, there are just two castes: Men with Big Bellies, and Men with Small Bellies. And only two destinies: eat – or get eaten up.
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Beauty and Slavery – “The White Tiger: A Novel” -by Aravind Adiga
January 28th, 2012 · Comments Off on Beauty and Slavery – “The White Tiger: A Novel” -by Aravind Adiga · Humanism, Philosophy
They remain slaves because they can’t see what is beautiful in this world….. The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being a slave.
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