Absurdism is profoundly human. Camus says it urges us to revolt against meaninglessness by creating our own values. Choosing presence in a harsh universe affirms that optimistic defiance. The cosmos may be indifferent, yet our capacity for wonder makes staying worthwhile.
–Grok
A man walks upright. For him it is strenuous to climb a steep hill, because he has to keep pushing his own vertical mass upward and cannot gain any momentum.
The rabbit is better off. His forelegs support his horizontal body and the great back legs do the work. They are more than equal to thrusting uphill the light mass in front of them.
Rabbits can go fast uphill. In fact, they have so much power behind that they find going downhill awkward, and sometimes, in flight down a steep place, they may actually go head over heels.
WATERSHIP DOWN (1972) by Richard George Adams
Abstraction indicates a departure from reality, existing along a continuum.
Total abstraction bears no trace of any reference to anything recognizable.
Figurative art and total abstraction are almost mutually exclusive. But figurative and realistic art often contain partial abstraction.
A photograph can show a physical image in which time is static, and a mirror can show a physical image in which time is dynamic.
What he saw on the mountain was another kind of image altogether which was not physical and did not exist in time at all. It was an image nevertheless, and that is why he felt recognition.
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Artificial Intelligence might prove to be an inspired portal to higher consciousness. How much more of humanity should it be allowed to control (if it even can be constrained)?
Intervals of peace come even in the midst of danger. We can take advantage of these intervals if we possess enough inner strength.
The I Ching or Book of Changes
Oliver Burkeman provides an important and insightful reassessment of productivity. The drive to get more done can become an excuse to avoid figuring out what we actually want to accomplish. By confronting this question, we unlock a more meaningful approach to organizing our time.
Cal Newport
Beauty means what? Why pursue beauty? Where is beauty found? How does one practice the virtue of beauty?
Truth, beauty, goodness, unity, love, life, and spirit are all #transcendental values.