the sea engulfed a sailor in its depths. Unaware, his mother goes and lights a tall candle before the ikon of our Lady
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this quote from Christopher Hitchens resurfaced today (thanks to readwise). What an elegant way to sum up one's moral compass.
but if we reorient our view from the survival machine's to that of the gene, then it makes perfect sense that some molecules do not code for anything.
give it first to Homer and then, 2600 years later, to Kavafis and you get something that rises above all of us.
when you realize that all your grand problems are imaginary
i recently read a post by Jason Fried of 37signals.com about ascribing depth to flatness and generating irrelevant data. “… I can’t help but think it’s generating data that’s incompatible with the actual situation. Being asked to rate minutia with a 10-point scale, and ascribe depth of
the lesson is: when going places for or with Kai, don’t attempt to sabotage the trip before reaching our destination.
our bodies weaken, our minds become more contemplative. At first, we try to reverse the makings of time. We then hope to avoid them, but it's a futile enterprise. Our running pace declines no matter what we change in our training regime
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