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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Made me Smile #2
I. A tradie reading a Penguin Classic on the train: a glorious contravention of everyone’s expectations. II. Waiting in line at Kinokuniya bookshop- the only place in which an extended cue is fine with me. We are all here to … Continue reading
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Tagged HAPPY, life, memories, SMILE, THOUGHTS
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Aphorisms and Reflections #2
I. I consider it safe to conclude that in the present age humanity can be divided into two distinct groups: those who are willing to be exploited by a reality TV show, and those who are genuinely alive. II. One … Continue reading
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Tagged aphorisms, creationism, kierkegaard, kurtvonnegut, literature, philosophy, theology
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Nihilisms New God
I. The meta-narrative of contemporary Western culture is nihilism, and its maxim is this: we come from nothing and are heading towards oblivion. This truism is evident when one reflects on what we pursue as objects of ultimate value. … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, emanueleseverino, evolution, existentialism, god, huxley, internet, kierkegaard, nietzsche, nihilism, philosophy, science, socialmedia, technology, utopia
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Made Me Smile #1
I. A beautiful image yesterday: an elderly man walking his granddaughter home from primary school. He was carrying her bag and had made her fairy bread as an after school treat. She was singing a made-up melody with the abandon … Continue reading
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Tagged drumming, happiness, joy, life, music, observations, philosophy, reflections, sadness, spirituality, theology
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Lonely Airport on a Sunday Night
I was waiting alone in Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport late one Sunday evening in September, 2015. The terminal was far quieter than usual, with my fellow passengers spread sparsely instead of in the big clusters common in peak times. I had … Continue reading
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Tagged airport, airports, australia, life, meditation, melancholy, melbourne, philosophy, reflection, sadness, shortstory, story, terminal, tullamarine
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Aphorisms and Reflections #1
I. What’s so good about being ‘efficient’ anyway? Sure, it saves money and time, but is not the natural end-goal of ‘efficiency’ the elimination of the human? II. The only form of activism that really counts is that which takes … Continue reading
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Tagged aphorisms, life, philosophy, reflections, religion, spirituality, theology
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