What makes life worth living according to Bertrand Russell
You live in a deranged age — more deranged than usual, because despite great scientific and technological advances, man has not the faintest idea of who he is or what he is doing.
Walker Percy
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Image ID: On Waking Up
I am wondering when newer became better.
When we forsook the familiar for ideas of the future, mistook the mundane for less than extraordinary, wrote it off like a story.
I am wondering when less stopped being... See more
To buying that envelope, to bumping into strangers, to stepping out, to the fire engines and the great-looking babies. And of course, to the dancing animals.
I saw this quote last week via @sambookshelf and was reminded, once again, how much the pandemic forbade our “dancing animals” — the joy one gets chatting with a... See more
People are happy enough rich, and people are happy enough poor. But it’s hard to imagine anyone happy without a feeling that their actions have some impact, however small. Even if you’re not going to be remembered by history, you want to be remembered by your barista. The prisoner, though largely robbed of power, is probably happier if he can vex... See more
We notice in the world today a global plague of restlessness-a search for meaning, for something to believe in. We are all increasingly self-absorbed and made miserable by this, but we don't understand why or how to get out of this trap. The Sublime is an experience that lifts us out of ourselves, that confronts us with ultimate mysteries (like... See more