| The maturity of man—that means,to have reacquired the seriousness one had as a child at play. F. Nietzsche,Beyond Good and Evil I wrote the following thoughts in 1987,inspired by the Nietzsche quote. Revisiting them now,I wonder if I’ve lived by them. I try to fill up all the gaps in [...] This evening I meditated for the first time in awhile. I sat for over an hour in a chilly,dimly lit upstairs room,facing a north window,staring mostly at a desk I hardly use anymore. (especially since I set up this computer facing south in a different room on the first floor) I’m [...] I’ve had a few things put up on other blogs in the past week. The first is a tiny story about a particular photo. The post with my story,among others is called An Eye. The Synchronicity of Indeterminacies puts up a photo once a week and asks for stories about it,just as he [...] Outside,I hear the gay laughter of youth. They laugh at anything. They laugh freely. The humid air resonates with their bellicose mirth. Laughter soothes a need…the need to…burst with pleasure. Perhaps they flee something,maybe life. They live lighter,laughing. When the world turns inside out,laughter remains. One must really look. [...] Today I found myself reminiscing about Ken and about the furtive nature of blogs. Blogger time is different than real life. It’s more ephemeral,unreal. It’s like a dream world come to life. It exists,it has consequences,but it’s not tangible. The blog ofStranger Ken,titled Dark Sparks,disappeared a few months ago. Suddenly. [...] | |
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