"The world's gone crazy" some have been saying. We've stopped the big economies of the world in order to save lives, and I'm surprised. Honestly and truly surprised. Why did I think no one cared? We haven't considered changing hardly anything to help the environment, and climate change seems just as dangerous. I'm convinced that... Continue Reading →
Umbrellas and Cows
There's a Handsome Family song that I love: "Everything that Rises Must Converge". The title is also a Flannery O'Connor story (and the name of a collection of stories), which I read recently and also loved. This title was borrowed originally from another writer, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. This from Wikipedia "The title Everything That Rises... Continue Reading →
Until I am not
My father is ill, and the idea of losing him makes me wonder about my place in the world. However here’s the thing; I’ve realized that I don’t believe I have a place in the world, other than the fact that I am here and I’ve created one. I don’t belong here, in the sense... Continue Reading →
Karma Confusion
I know that in the west we have a different idea of karma. The original idea, as far as I've learned, has to do with the relation between our past lives and our present one. I will certainly put the wrong words to this, but I believe the idea is that we 'pay' for our... Continue Reading →