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Troubling to Think
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India. The full quotation is “Most of us seldom take the trouble to think. It is a troublesome and fatiguing process and often leads to uncomfortable conclusions. But crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.” I do […]
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Joyce Kilmer, Poets
I really like this poem by Joyce Kilmer, titled “Poets.” Vain is the chiming of forgotten bells That the wind sways above a ruined shrine. Vainer his voice in whom no longer dwells Hunger that craves immortal Bread and Wine. Light songs we breathe that perish with our breath Out of our lips that have […]
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Rundy Purdy on Exercise
I invented this quote to explain the reasons for going on a bike ride in subzero (fahrenheit) tempratures. The picture is a self-portrait I took a few years ago on just such an excursion. Remember, “Stop whining and go, because Genghis Khan didn’t conquer the world by skipping bike rides when it was too cold.”
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Ivan Illich on Learning
I came upon the quote by Ivan Illich “Most learning is not the result of instruction. It is rather the result of unhampered participation in a meaningful setting” and that statement spurred me to look up more information about the man. He is an interesting thinker. While it is safe to say I don’t agree […]
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Keats on Imagination
I found this quote by John Keats, and decided to create this composition.