Maroon Man
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I have scars now
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The virtuous man,
calm in his orderly life,
stares Fortune in the face
and drives proud Fate beneath his feet.
He holds high his unconquerable head!
Nothing shall move that man—
not the madness and menace of the sea
disturbing the tide, nor Vesuvius’ broken furnace
hurling rock,
nor the bolts of heaven’s fire
striking towers.
Why do miserable men wonder
at raging tyrants with no true strength?
Fear not, hope not;
this impotent wrath you will disarm.
The anxious man dreads and desires;
he cannot be firm,
under his own authority.
He abandons his shield, his post,
and fastens the chain by which
he can be dragged.
—Anicius Boethius
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(via pepperandbacon)
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Epictetus - “Protect your own good in all that you do, and as concerns everything else take what is given as far as you can make reasoned use of it. If you don’t, you’ll be unlucky, prone to failure, hindered and stymied.” For more, check out https://dailystoic.com/
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In 1942 Albert Camus wrote a book called “The Myth of Sisyphus”.
Camus describes those moments in our lives when our ideas about the world suddenly don’t work anymore, when every daily routine — going to work and back — and all our efforts seem pointless and misdirected. When one suddenly feels foreign and divorced from this world.
In these frightening moments of clarity we feel the absurdity of life.
Reason + Unreasonable World = Absurd Life
This absurd sensitivity is the result of a conflict. On the one hand we make reasonable plans for our lives, and on the other hand we are confronted with an unpredictable world which does not comply with our ideas.
So what is absurd? Being reasonable in an unreasonable world.
However, instead of denying that the world is unreasonable or abandoning reason all together, Camus suggests we should do three things:
1. Permanent revolution: We should constantly revolt against the circumstances of our existence and thus keep the absurd alive. We should never accept defeat, not even death, even though we know it can’t be avoided in the long run. Permanent rebellion is the only way to be present in the world.
2. Reject eternal freedom: Instead of enslaving ourselves to eternal models we should hold on to reason, but be aware of its limitations and apply it flexibly to the situation at hand — or put simply: we should find freedom here and now, not in eternity.
3. Passion: Most importantly we should always have a passion for life, love everything in it and try not to live as good as possible but as much as possible.
“Is It Worth the Trouble” by Ralph Ammer
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Awaken (2018) / Art Reel / 0:58
This Akira art reel by Ash Thorpe and Zaoeyo is a stunning tribute to the original film by true fans.
Tetsuo!!!!!
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10 limiting beliefs about money and 10 empowering beliefs about money