First, you have to give up.
First, you have to know, not fear,
know, that someday, you’re gonna die.
It’s only after we’ve lost everything
that we’re free to do anything.
—”Tyler”, in Fight Club
I know.
Nothing would matter, until I vanish from this Life.
I understand.
In death, a member of Project Mayhem
has a name.
His name is Robert Paulsen.
His name is Robert Paulsen.
His name… is Robert Paulsen.
His name is Robert Paulsen.
It’s time that I lose all expectations.
Lose… all expectations.
Tyler: Do you know what a ‘duvet’ is?
Jack: A comforter.
Tyler:
It’s a blanket.
Just a blanket. Why do guys
like you and I know what a ‘duvet’ is?
Is this essential to our survival
in the hunter-gatherer sense of the word?
No.
What are we, then?
Jack: I don’t know. Consumers.
Tyler:
Right. We’re consumers.
We are by-products of a lifestyle obsession.
“Murder, crime, [...]
Osama writes to America (emphasis added):
(vii) You are a nation that practices the trade of sex in all its forms, directly and indirectly. Giant corporations and establishments are established on this, under the name of art, entertainment, tourism and freedom, and other deceptive names you attribute to it.
Pretty much in line with what I have [...]
How Much Longer? by Eduardo Galeano (The Progressive). Excerpt:
One country bombed two countries. Such impunity might astound were it not business as usual. In response to the few timid protests from the international community, Israel said mistakes were made.
How much longer will horrors be called mistakes?
This slaughter of civilians began with the kidnapping of a [...]
From Life! today:
M is for the many things she gave me.
O is for the other things she gave me.
T is for the things she gave me.
H is for her things, which she gave me.
E is for everything that she gave me.
R is for the rest of the things she gave me.
—Dylan, on radio on Mother’s [...]
I visited the Prophet during his ailments and he was suffering from a high fever. I said, “You have a high fever. Is it because you will have a double reward for it?” He said, “Yes, for no Muslim is afflicted with any harm but that Allah will remove his sins as the leaves of [...]
I was trying out some podcasts last night, and one memorable lesson was “Do not be desirous of what you don’t have; instead, be thankful for what you already have.” More podcasts for me!
Basho: “I do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old. I seek the thing they sought.” (From The Kubrick Site: Full Metal Jacket by Bill Krohn)
