"The real monsters are those men and women incapable of loving too much."
- Luis Buñuel
Bu?uel, on love
Buñuel, on love
'Many a flower was meant to bloom unseen, their freshness wasted on the desert air'
Willam Blake
Willam Blake
Buñuel, on love
Do you really believe in this, Brett?
I think what Blake was saying was all wrong.
First, factually: the point about desert flowers is that they explode in a outburst of color and shape, in competition for the attention of insects and birds and cold-blooded animals for the few days of the year in which the desert blooms. Nothing unseen about them, I think.
But of course, what he said was not just about misinformed biology. I think he meant that it is not for all of us to have our 15 minutes; that some -- or many? -- should live our lives in quietude.
Now why the hell should I subscribe to that? And why would you?
I think what Blake was saying was all wrong.
First, factually: the point about desert flowers is that they explode in a outburst of color and shape, in competition for the attention of insects and birds and cold-blooded animals for the few days of the year in which the desert blooms. Nothing unseen about them, I think.
But of course, what he said was not just about misinformed biology. I think he meant that it is not for all of us to have our 15 minutes; that some -- or many? -- should live our lives in quietude.
Now why the hell should I subscribe to that? And why would you?
Buñuel, on love
Martino, you read to much into this. Yes, the flowers are seen by animals. But do they appreciate the beauty? I highly doubt it. I find it strange to be lectured on a quote that I didn't even write. Yes I believe that many a flower blooms unseen. No I don't think it's a bad thing. The quote is an analogy, Martino. Biology has zero to do with it.
Buñuel, on love
oops.
sorry for the tone which obviously appeared to be lecturing. i have to watch it in the future. desculpe, brett.
i appreciate the Blake poem but just wanted to talk about whether you really believe in it. it sounded so foreign to me. but i should be more gentle.
sorry for the tone which obviously appeared to be lecturing. i have to watch it in the future. desculpe, brett.
i appreciate the Blake poem but just wanted to talk about whether you really believe in it. it sounded so foreign to me. but i should be more gentle.
Buñuel, on love
You don't have to getntle, Martino. I over reacted, sorry. I was offside on a trade and got emotional. Number 1 sin in trading. Do I believe in the quote. Yes, I suppose I do. I think Mr Blake was trying to say that a lot of potential is wasted. Say someone writes the next great novel but never submits it for fear of rejection? They will bloom unseen. Sad but true. I don't know, I mostly like the way the poem sounds. It made me sad and happy. Gave me hope and made me realize that time is running out. I have to figure out what I want to do and go for it. You seem like a very intelligent man. How did you know when you found your calling?
Buñuel, on love
oh man brett, that was a hard one. i really do not feel competent to respond. but you posed your question in such a kind way that i feel obliged to answer, even though i am the last person whom i'd ask advice for.
how does one find one's calling? i never did. it's easy for people like mc and ooh, they have their considerable talents, they just have to find the energy and self-confidence to live up to their gifts. (which of course is the really difficult part, i know...)
so if you are talented in some special way, then you know what i'd say: just go for it.
but when you belong to the masses of people who are not really that good at anything in particular, what do you do?
well, i always thought it was important to know what not to do, first of all.
the french have a nice and useful term -- 'deformation professionelle' -- which describes what happens when you spend a few decades in certain jobs. when you chose a career as a pimp, lawyer, dentist, mercenary, real estate agent, (the list is long, i think you get my gist) there is a strong likelihood that you will one day wake up and discover that you have lost your sense of humor, your charm, your figure, your potency, your originality. (in fact, you will probably not know it yourself, but other people will). having professional friends, a mortgage, a country club membership -- these things are not worth getting a deformed personality.
so the most important rule, i would say, is: don't work with motherfuckers. instead, find people you like and who do something you find amusing and lucrative. and find time to enjoy life. that's all. and as ooh would say, now go and munch some nuts.
how does one find one's calling? i never did. it's easy for people like mc and ooh, they have their considerable talents, they just have to find the energy and self-confidence to live up to their gifts. (which of course is the really difficult part, i know...)
so if you are talented in some special way, then you know what i'd say: just go for it.
but when you belong to the masses of people who are not really that good at anything in particular, what do you do?
well, i always thought it was important to know what not to do, first of all.
the french have a nice and useful term -- 'deformation professionelle' -- which describes what happens when you spend a few decades in certain jobs. when you chose a career as a pimp, lawyer, dentist, mercenary, real estate agent, (the list is long, i think you get my gist) there is a strong likelihood that you will one day wake up and discover that you have lost your sense of humor, your charm, your figure, your potency, your originality. (in fact, you will probably not know it yourself, but other people will). having professional friends, a mortgage, a country club membership -- these things are not worth getting a deformed personality.
so the most important rule, i would say, is: don't work with motherfuckers. instead, find people you like and who do something you find amusing and lucrative. and find time to enjoy life. that's all. and as ooh would say, now go and munch some nuts.
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Buñuel, on love
I hope I found my calling. The energy is the hard part.
In America it is harder to live a 'good life' without money because unless you are rich you are thought of as a failure. This is a problem for me. The American dream maybe starts getting up early- but that is where it ends for me. It certainly isn't then, writing for a few hours, going for a run, reading in the sunshine, having a long two hour lunch and lots of wine and then having sex and a nap in the afternoon, going to the beach, then opening a cold beer and waiting until supper and then eating and drinking loads (and maybe once a week skip supper all together for some fun class A drug use) Then more sex and off to sleep. No, that isn't the American dream, but it sure is mine.
In America it is harder to live a 'good life' without money because unless you are rich you are thought of as a failure. This is a problem for me. The American dream maybe starts getting up early- but that is where it ends for me. It certainly isn't then, writing for a few hours, going for a run, reading in the sunshine, having a long two hour lunch and lots of wine and then having sex and a nap in the afternoon, going to the beach, then opening a cold beer and waiting until supper and then eating and drinking loads (and maybe once a week skip supper all together for some fun class A drug use) Then more sex and off to sleep. No, that isn't the American dream, but it sure is mine.