Ever wondered why you've never been able to "seize the day" despite having watched Dead Poets Society about half a dozen times? Well, tonight, I found out why. Instead of watching DPS, try Zorba the Greek. Watch it once, and never again.
Zorba gives the good man, Basil, some good advice. Says Zorba the wise, "God gave you hands...so that you can grab." "Grab what?" you say? Precisely. You aren't desperate enough. You don't know what you want. How then can you grab?
It's not hard knowing what you want when you need it. Fast forward to somewhere near the end of Zorba the Greek. See those poor Cretans? They know what they want.
Youth is wasted on the young, precisely because they have youth. You'll never be younger than now. So go out, and find something to grab. No, don't seize the day. The day is already yours. Find something real. And forget that silly bit of Latin.
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Monday, February 05, 2007
a new word!
I learnt a cool new word today.
Anatidaephobia: The fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you.
Anatidaephobia: The fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you.
Thursday, February 01, 2007
thoughts about friendship
I was thinking about fatherhood recently. Yes, fatherhood. Not parenthood. But this post is not about parenting as the title already tells you. I am thinking about friendship tonight.
My question is who makes a better friend? The person who respects your views, or the person who actively looks out for you? That is how I am stating my question for now. Perhaps it requires some restatement, but for now it works.
Both people do care for you of course, but they show their concern in different ways. Would you prefer the girl friend who tells you that she doesn't like your boyfriend, or the girl friend who doesn't say much and still says nothing when you break up? Perhaps it is hard to decide.
Would you prefer the friend who tells you that you're heading down the wrong path, or the friend whose opinion you can sense but who doesn't say a thing? I think it's hard to decide. What if you are not headed down the wrong path? What if something good did come out of it?
I never figured out how to deal with such situations, but if you know me, I'm the one who says nothing. Most of the time, I hate to jinx anything in case it does work out. I trust my friends to take care of themselves as best as they can. I hope my trust is not misplaced.
My question is who makes a better friend? The person who respects your views, or the person who actively looks out for you? That is how I am stating my question for now. Perhaps it requires some restatement, but for now it works.
Both people do care for you of course, but they show their concern in different ways. Would you prefer the girl friend who tells you that she doesn't like your boyfriend, or the girl friend who doesn't say much and still says nothing when you break up? Perhaps it is hard to decide.
Would you prefer the friend who tells you that you're heading down the wrong path, or the friend whose opinion you can sense but who doesn't say a thing? I think it's hard to decide. What if you are not headed down the wrong path? What if something good did come out of it?
I never figured out how to deal with such situations, but if you know me, I'm the one who says nothing. Most of the time, I hate to jinx anything in case it does work out. I trust my friends to take care of themselves as best as they can. I hope my trust is not misplaced.
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