“To be a human being among people and to remain one forever, no matter in what circumstances, not to grow despondent and not to lose heart,” Dostoyevsky wrote to his brother, “that’s what life is all about, that’s its task.”), Camus adds:
"What counts is to be human and simple. No, what counts is to be true, and then everything fits in, humanity and simplicity. When am I truer than when I am the world?… What I wish for now is no longer happiness but simply awareness… I hold onto the world with every gesture, to men with all my gratitude and pity. I do not want to choose between the right and wrong sides of the world, and I do not like a choice… The great courage is still to gaze as squarely at the light as at death. Besides, how can I define the link that leads from this all-consuming love of life to this secret despair?… In spite of much searching, this is all I know."
Nice AV. I love all the quotes from the Rebel and beyond. One of my all time fav books. One of my fav lines from it albeit a little dated in some of the terms he uses: '...man is still not recognizable to man." The world being what it is, your call to action is a breath of fresh air. Thx.
"Man is still not recognizable to man." The quote does encapsulate what's happening in the world right now, where everyone is out for themselves. Thank you for sharing that and for reading. How do you think people could contribute to the world being a little bit better?
That’s a great ? AV. Could take a while to answer but Camus say something along the lines of “If the duration of history is not synonymous with the duration of the harvest, then history, in effect, is no more than a fleeting and cruel shadow in which man has no more part.”. This idea has been on my mind for quite some time. That idea coupled with Camus idea about living without an appeal to some creation creation myth that goes too far, so far that it, they attempt to explain everything even eternity and how that can cripple a part of what’s most beautiful about humans—consciousness. All that said, I often think about eternal ethics and values that are grounded in what is certain—this earth, the short duration of our lives, an indifferent universe which seems a benign cradle for our unique situation here on earth—and how to close a d get rid of creation myths that seem childish and puerile fantasy and focus on taking care of our earth and all people and ensuring the continuation of, at a minimum, our earth and all species for as long as possible…as we spin into the eternal. Perhaps, after all that, provide stories suggesting some of the values I’ve tried to espouse….what do you say AV?
“To be a human being among people and to remain one forever, no matter in what circumstances, not to grow despondent and not to lose heart,” Dostoyevsky wrote to his brother, “that’s what life is all about, that’s its task.”), Camus adds:
"What counts is to be human and simple. No, what counts is to be true, and then everything fits in, humanity and simplicity. When am I truer than when I am the world?… What I wish for now is no longer happiness but simply awareness… I hold onto the world with every gesture, to men with all my gratitude and pity. I do not want to choose between the right and wrong sides of the world, and I do not like a choice… The great courage is still to gaze as squarely at the light as at death. Besides, how can I define the link that leads from this all-consuming love of life to this secret despair?… In spite of much searching, this is all I know."
To be true and humane. Thank you for sharing Gary.
Nice AV. I love all the quotes from the Rebel and beyond. One of my all time fav books. One of my fav lines from it albeit a little dated in some of the terms he uses: '...man is still not recognizable to man." The world being what it is, your call to action is a breath of fresh air. Thx.
"Man is still not recognizable to man." The quote does encapsulate what's happening in the world right now, where everyone is out for themselves. Thank you for sharing that and for reading. How do you think people could contribute to the world being a little bit better?
Sublime. Merci!
Thank you for reading Murray!
That’s a great ? AV. Could take a while to answer but Camus say something along the lines of “If the duration of history is not synonymous with the duration of the harvest, then history, in effect, is no more than a fleeting and cruel shadow in which man has no more part.”. This idea has been on my mind for quite some time. That idea coupled with Camus idea about living without an appeal to some creation creation myth that goes too far, so far that it, they attempt to explain everything even eternity and how that can cripple a part of what’s most beautiful about humans—consciousness. All that said, I often think about eternal ethics and values that are grounded in what is certain—this earth, the short duration of our lives, an indifferent universe which seems a benign cradle for our unique situation here on earth—and how to close a d get rid of creation myths that seem childish and puerile fantasy and focus on taking care of our earth and all people and ensuring the continuation of, at a minimum, our earth and all species for as long as possible…as we spin into the eternal. Perhaps, after all that, provide stories suggesting some of the values I’ve tried to espouse….what do you say AV?