The banality of the banality of evil
“The most horrendous crimes have been committed by ordinary people.”
Hannah Arendt
“Politics is not the art of lying, it’s the art of speaking the minimal...
One more hour of eternal life
The radio plays all day long requiems, gospel music, oratorios, religious sonatas, laments and lamented songs. In between, “The Sermon on the Mount” as...
Ode to joy under pressure
It’s the terror of knowing what this world is about
Watching some good friends screaming, «Let me out!»
Under Pressure, Queen (fut. David Bowie)
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Sometimes I think,...
Enjoy your madness
Madness runs in my blood.
This is the only thing I inherited from my family. No fortune or business or even a damn field. Others...
Those who fear loneliness
I love the night. Especially after midnight when everybody is asleep and there is no sound but the wind. The mind becomes clear then,...
Birds born in a cage don’t know how to fly
An anthropologist (let us call her Jane) visited an African tribe (let us call it Narash).
The Narash had been in touch with civilization –...
