Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Albert Einstein
A human being is a part of a whole, called by us the universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Outlaw Star
What's beyond that sea, I wonder. The children leave their homes in search of this quest. As they search, they are always asking questions. What's out there? What's waiting for me? Leaving their innocence behind, they set out on this journey, and experience many life changing adventures. Countless difficulties lie in wait. Moments of despair, the lure of the razor's edge. There's always hope, joy, meeting new friends. They face challenges, but in the process, they come to find themselves. This.. is a journey. When they have conquered a new land, yet another sea is reflected in their eyes. What's beyond that sea?
Pinaero on Life
Humans fucking freak me out bro. I can't classify it.
We are so weak and stupid. We destroy, take and pollute. We are so beautiful and intricate. Modern day medical science still has not full understood everything about us. We can fail and our wills can break. We can travel to the moon and back! Send probes to nearby planets. And in the same day, decide we don't want to drive to the store because it's "too far to drive to get a case of soda." Some of us spend everything we have to alter out appearance. Others pay no mind and in that, they wear their weathering in an extremely admirable fashion. We can rape, kill and emotionally batter each other. Or thousands unite to embrace a single life. How would one classify our species to a visitor from another world? So many dedicate entire lifetimes to religion without question. Look at the common household cat or dog. Domesticated over the years, and even "strays" are accustomed to interaction with humans in one way or another when an animal befriends you there is a bond and a communication on a level higher than langauge. Yet we often fail to find the words that mean the most to our loved ones when it matters the most. The very necessities for life on this planet that allow us to coexist are naturally imprinted in us, but over time through our own disregard, they deteriorate in the name of social evolution. The very things that made our ancestors great when pioneering in new things and brand new lands have built the foundation for which we not only take for granted, but no longer value and only see as burdens. Lives lost, and lists of loved, all gone so that someone can have the right to say "I fucking hate that bitch" in a tweet from their iPad.
I wish there was a way, an event that could take place, that could unite us all and fix all that is wrong in the world. But that would require me to be perfect, and of absolute true right, to be able to even grasp what should be said to be right, and what must be cast away. And if I were even to ascend to such great importance, I would realize there is exactly nothing that I would need to change or alter.
For life is exactly the way it was meant to be.
We are so weak and stupid. We destroy, take and pollute. We are so beautiful and intricate. Modern day medical science still has not full understood everything about us. We can fail and our wills can break. We can travel to the moon and back! Send probes to nearby planets. And in the same day, decide we don't want to drive to the store because it's "too far to drive to get a case of soda." Some of us spend everything we have to alter out appearance. Others pay no mind and in that, they wear their weathering in an extremely admirable fashion. We can rape, kill and emotionally batter each other. Or thousands unite to embrace a single life. How would one classify our species to a visitor from another world? So many dedicate entire lifetimes to religion without question. Look at the common household cat or dog. Domesticated over the years, and even "strays" are accustomed to interaction with humans in one way or another when an animal befriends you there is a bond and a communication on a level higher than langauge. Yet we often fail to find the words that mean the most to our loved ones when it matters the most. The very necessities for life on this planet that allow us to coexist are naturally imprinted in us, but over time through our own disregard, they deteriorate in the name of social evolution. The very things that made our ancestors great when pioneering in new things and brand new lands have built the foundation for which we not only take for granted, but no longer value and only see as burdens. Lives lost, and lists of loved, all gone so that someone can have the right to say "I fucking hate that bitch" in a tweet from their iPad.
I wish there was a way, an event that could take place, that could unite us all and fix all that is wrong in the world. But that would require me to be perfect, and of absolute true right, to be able to even grasp what should be said to be right, and what must be cast away. And if I were even to ascend to such great importance, I would realize there is exactly nothing that I would need to change or alter.
For life is exactly the way it was meant to be.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
AntiHero
Dreams are prey and should be hunted,
stalked, decapitated and devoured. And when you've sucked the last bit
of marrow from the bones, mount the head on a wall, enjoy it for a
moment and begin planning your next hunt.
Attack your dreams now or be attacked by them later.
As madmen believe they are god, we think we are mortal.
Attack your dreams now or be attacked by them later.
As madmen believe they are god, we think we are mortal.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Leonardo da Vinci
It had long since come to my attention that people of
accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went
out and happened to things.
I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.
For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.
Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.
Life well spent is long.
I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.
As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.
There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see.
In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.
Experience does not err. Only your judgments err by expecting from her what is not in her power.
I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.
For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.
Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.
Life well spent is long.
I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.
As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.
There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see.
In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.
Experience does not err. Only your judgments err by expecting from her what is not in her power.
Life is Racing
Jenn:
We are racers!
Sam:
life IS like racing
We are racers!
Remember that
It's in the heart
Have you noticed...
during a track day, we remove our mirrors
why?
because you're moving forward and fast!
What's back there is gone, sure we can relive it in our memories.. but this is now
Sam:
life IS like racing
you just did a lap... it may have been your best
but looking back, you can see where you can improve
and all you can do on the next lap is try harder
using the skills and knowledge you've acquired
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