The World is Irony. First, they tell you to get rich. Right?! Then, you do. It’s hard, takes everything you go, but you do it. Right?! Then, they tell you to stop being so goddamn materialistic. Crazy, right?! Right?! And when you ask why, they tell you it’s for the sake of the planet. But do not fret, they tell you. You just stop travelling, consuming, existing, and it’s all going to be good. Right?! If you believe that, you really deserve your fate.
Be kind. Be supportive. And don’t add to the total sum misery of humanity. Make your parents proud. Be honest but use diplomacy as much as you can. Be assertive without being a nincompoop. Naked honesty may be expedient but hurting people never is. Rise above the fray. Life is tough. Don’t make it tougher.
Life and Death are Given. Life is meant to be short. Giving life is our duty and privilege. We honour our Dead Parents by moving on. Mortii cu mortii, vii cu vii! Let the dead bury the dead, and let the living be with the living! This is the Meaning of Life.
The Past sings to us. It sings with the voices of our ancestors. Through song and music, they tell us Their Story which is Our Story. Why not stop to listen?
What does it mean to be a woman? I do not know. Nor do I pretend that I could ever discover its meaning. If I had to guess, being a woman is whatever a woman wants it to be on any particular day. In 1851, the great Italian composer Verdi wrote Rigoletto. Not his greatest … Continue reading The Meaning of Womanhood
Moral hypocrisy is a fixture of the human species. We are naturally born hypocrites. The whole lot of us. And we keep making the same mistake of assuming that Justice can be achieved Peacefully. Justice is not an act of Peace but of War. Justice is all about making War on Injustice.
Götterdämmerung 