My life as a Curious Autodidact

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“I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz, or the arrow of carnations the fire...

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:29:00 +0530

“I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way than this:
where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.”

— Pablo Neruda

Vaclav Havel, Dead at 75

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:44:41 +0530

Vaclav Havel, Dead at 75:

Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who wove theater into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia, has died.

"To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable..."

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:33:00 +0530

“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget.”

- Arundhati Roy

firsttimeuser: “The marvels of daily life are exciting; no...

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:18:12 +0530

firsttimeuser:

“The marvels of daily life are exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street.” —Robert Doisneau

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firsttimeuser: The Monkey Painter, 1833 by Alexandre-Gabriel...

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:03:58 +0530

firsttimeuser:

The Monkey Painter, 1833 by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

"Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make..."

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:46:27 +0530

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”

- Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

"It takes a lot of things to change the world: Anger and tenacity. Science and indignation, The quick..."

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:16:36 +0530

“It takes a lot of things to change the world:
Anger and tenacity. Science and indignation,
The quick initiative, the long reflection,
The cold patience and the infinite perseverance,
The understanding of the particular case and the understanding of the ensemble:
Only the lessons of reality can teach us to transform reality.”

- Bertolt Brecht

washingtonpoststyle: Anti-government demonstrators display...

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:25:03 +0530

washingtonpoststyle:

Anti-government demonstrators display their hands — which read “Youth of the Freedom” — as they demand the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Taiz Tuesday.

Photo by Anees Mahyoub (AP)

wildfood: Salmon! (by gordeau)

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:24:42 +0530

wildfood:

Salmon!

(by gordeau)

"Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great..."

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:02:59 +0530

“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.”

- Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment (via libraryland)

textless: A stick person made by my friend Richard Cady.

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:01:25 +0530

textless:

A stick person made by my friend Richard Cady.

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Tue, 24 May 2011 13:22:24 +0530

debet: Söz veriyorum eteklerimden meyve yemenize izin veririm.

Tue, 24 May 2011 13:15:36 +0530

debet:

Söz veriyorum eteklerimden meyve yemenize izin veririm.

"I cannot show you I love you. Time will show you I love you."

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:28:38 +0530

“I cannot show you I love you. Time will show you I love you.”

- Unknown

mxmlsm: Thesis on strange surprise

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:55:43 +0530

mxmlsm: Thesis on strange surprise:

tentacular:

We agreed: it seems improbable that after years, decades, of politics, action, research, we can still be so easily shocked. You know it’s not uncommon to hear activists, while discussing quotidian barbarities - the system’s incredible & everyday sadisms - confessing, almost…

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Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:24:49 +0530

dangerousandsweet: Be confident. Too many days are wasted...

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:25:12 +0530

dangerousandsweet:

Be confident. Too many days are wasted comparing ourselves to others and wishing to be something we aren’t. Everybody has their own strengths and weaknesses, and it is only when you accept everything you are, and aren’t, that you will truly succeed.

firsttimeuser: Madurai Murugan, India, Tamil Hindu, 1927

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:22:17 +0530

firsttimeuser:

Madurai Murugan, India, Tamil Hindu, 1927