The loneliness of the wise man

The wise man, namely Homo sapiens sapiens, is the only surviving species of its genus. This is somewhat unusual. The animals of most genera have...

When almost naked, you look more erotic

“I have always said that a woman should be like a good horror film: the more space is left to the imagination, the better”Alfred...

Some will sell their dreams for small desires

“Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.” A. Schopenhauer “The void exists for as long as you are not falling into...

Eros is a socially acceptable form of insanity

“ Love is like a socially acceptable form of insanity.” HER, Spike Jonze “Love, unbeatable at battle” Antigone, Sophocles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I look at this photo taken by Niki Boon and...

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 –...

Like a pebble into a lake (Existential ripples)

The biggest fear, universal and panhuman, is this of death. Even if you accept your mortality, even if you espouse Epicurus quote “accustom yourself to...