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Tag Archives: life
On Becoming Who One Is
In 1971 the Who’s Pete Townshend wrote the following lyrics: ‘Please don’t say that you know me Cause I don’t even know myself.’ Known for his turbulent and often troubled life, Townshend’s angst and confusion reflect the difficult journey many … Continue reading
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Tagged augustine, christ, existentialism, faith, god, kierkegaard, life, nietzsche, redemption, sin, theology
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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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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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Wonder, Humility and Knowledge
I often find myself overwhelmed by the instantaneous nature of information. With a few clicks I can find out some cursory knowledge about almost anything in the world. Broad concepts are distilled down into pithy sentences. An authors life’s work … Continue reading
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Tagged dostoyevsky, einstein, existential, knowledge, life, meaning, nihilism, philosophy, science, spirituality
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