Archive for gegužės 2012
BY JOHN BINGHAM
20120530
It was being a runner that mattered, not how fast or how far I could
run. The joy was in the act of running and in the journey, not in the
destination. We have a better chance of seeing where we are when we stop
trying to get somewhere else. We can enjoy every moment of movement, as
long as where we are is as good as where we'd like to be. That's not to
say that you need to be satisfied forever with where you are today.
But you need to honor what you've accomplished, rather than thinking of
what's left to be done
BY HARUKI MURAKAMI
20120526
Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we
can never get back. That’s part of what it means to be alive. But inside
our heads - at least that’s where I imagine it - there’s a little room
where we store those memories. A room like the stacks in this library.
And to understand the workings of our own heart we have to keep on
making new reference cards. We have to dust things off every once in
awhile, let in fresh air, change the water in the flower vases. In other
words, you’ll live forever in your own private library.
THERE IS NO WAY BACK FOR ME NOW. I AM GOING TO TAKE YOU ON JOURNEYS YOU'VE NEVER DREAMED WERE POSSIBLE
“I get my ideas out of my dreams… if you’re lucky enough to use something you see in a dream, it is purely original. It’s not in the world — it’s in your head. I think that is amazing.”
Alexander McQueen
THE PARADOX OF OUR TIME
The paradox of our time in history is that we
have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we
spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less.
We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life; we've added years to life, not life to years.
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We've conquered outer space, but not inner space; we've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we've split the atom, but not our prejudice.
We write more, but learn less; we plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait; we have higher incomes, but lower morals; we have more food, but less appeasement; we build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication; we've become long on quantity, but short on quality.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; tall men, and short character; steep profits, and shallow relationships. These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition.
These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throw away morality, one-night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer to quiet to kill.
It is a time when there is much in the show window and nothing in the stockroom; a time when technology has brought this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to make a difference, or to just hit delete...
We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life; we've added years to life, not life to years.
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We've conquered outer space, but not inner space; we've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we've split the atom, but not our prejudice.
We write more, but learn less; we plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait; we have higher incomes, but lower morals; we have more food, but less appeasement; we build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication; we've become long on quantity, but short on quality.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; tall men, and short character; steep profits, and shallow relationships. These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition.
These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throw away morality, one-night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer to quiet to kill.
It is a time when there is much in the show window and nothing in the stockroom; a time when technology has brought this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to make a difference, or to just hit delete...
by Dr. Bob Moorehead
BY CECELIA AHERN
20120518
I learned
something important that night. You shouldn’t try to stop everything
from happening. Sometimes you’re supposed to feel awkward. Sometimes
you’re supposed to be vulnerable in front of people. Sometimes it’s
necessary because it’s all part of you getting to the next part of
yourself, the next day.
IF YOU ARE IN LOVE
New York
November 10, 1958
Dear Thom:
We had your letter this morning. I will answer it from my point of view and of course Elaine will from hers.
First -- if you are in love -- that's a good thing -- that's about the
best thing that can happen to anyone. Don't let anyone make it small or
light to you.
Second -- There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean,
grasping, egotistical thing which uses love for self-importance. This is
the ugly and crippling kind. The other is an outpouring of everything
good in you -- of kindness and consideration and respect -- not only the
social respect of manners but the greater respect which is recognition
of another person as unique and valuable. The first kind can make you
sick and small and weak but the second can release in you strength, and
courage and goodness and even wisdom you didn't know you had.
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