The true secret in being a hero lies in knowing the order of things. . . Things must happen when it is time for them to happen.
I've drifted in and out of vegetarianism for years.
I went for a walk in the rain. Recently, whenever it rains, I feel like I want to go for a walk.
This is part of the fundamental character of Buddhism that I find problematic - that it is not interested in anything. Hence the 'Fascination' in the title of the essay, the fascination of art and creativity, stands in opposition to what is called 'Liberation'.
The research reading I did for Fascination and Liberation included some Jung, and I noticed that he had a similar impression of Buddhism to myself, that, if it weren't for certain qualifying clauses, the philosophy would be downright suicidal.
I have a sense of them being Easter religions, for some reason. Christianity, of course, is a mystery religion, too, and I believe that Arthur Machen was one of those especially interested in the link between the pagan mysteries and the Christian ones. So, my experience was also a Machenesque experience.
It would be hard to say that exactly, but antinatalism is a reality in my life, not just an interesting idea. I can feel it in the chilled and weary marrow of my bones.
In this life many demolitions are actually renovations.
Travel is a caprice in childhood, a passion in youth, a necessity in manhood, and an elegy in old age.
There's always one teacher you had a crush on; for me, it's my wife's aerobics instructor.
We learned the value of research in World War II.