Ffolkes,
“The most significant task facing the individual
is the achievement of harmony
between the conscious and the unconscious mind.”
~~ Carl Jung ~~
By any other name….
Hajime…. Yesterday, in my lead-in to the post for the day (a re-post, if you will….), I stated the elements of a freshly-made Pearl were mostly done, and would be posted today. So be it. I do not, however, have enough equanimity, or balance, to write anything particularly compelling; neither do I feel any guilt over not doing so. In fact, I am in such a state, sans any obvious justification, but, too much evidence to ignore, it is probably best I hibernate for the remainder of the day, & just deal with the heat wave we are currently experiencing, for the first time this year….
That being said, let’s just get on with it. The alternative is too scary to contemplate…..
Shall we Pearl?
“Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero!”
[Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!]
~~ Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) ~~
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I’ve gone to our default musical selection today, to save time, and angst left over from the decision-making process. I even went so far as to use the You Tube playlist, which represents, as much as possible, a cross-section of the genre that is worth hearing…. Enjoy!….
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Classical Music
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As noted, I found this poem yesterday, which I wrote just over a year ago, apparently during a pretty hairy day…. I hope you enjoy it; I did & I didn’t, clearly….
What the fuck is this?
Insanity waits patiently for me, sitting
in the corner, quietly knitting a psyche knot,
for my throat.
Depression is sitting on the couch, close
by the window, sulking over a broken pot;
he broke it.
Loneliness dogs my solitude, madly barking
into my left ear, while I trot,
half-heartedly, at best.
All my old friends have come to visit today;
a party, at which I was not
wanted, nor invited, .
What if I just ignore them all, I think;
even if it never worked before.
Oh, well.
The darkness fills the day, then carries into night,
until time has passed, until it feels just right.
No peace, no common dreams of light,
no escape, nor safety in flight.
Even poetry hurts.
~~ gigoid ~~
6/1/2016
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Naked Pearls
Deeper and deeper….
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“The truth is always the strongest argument.”
~~ Sophocles (496-406 BC) — Phaedra, Frag. 737 ~~
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“Don’t teach your children what to think;
just teach them to think.”
~~ Tannenbaum ~~
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“As the moon retaineth her nature,
though darkness spread itself before her face as a curtain,
so the Soul remaineth perfect even in the bosom of the fool.”
~~ Akhenaton? (c. B.C. 1375) ~~
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“Opposition brings concord.
Out of discord comes the fairest harmony.”
~~ Heraclitus ~~
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“All the secrets we may be able to keep
from any and every god and human being
do not in the least absolve us
from the obligation to refrain from whatever actions
are greedy, unjust,
sensual, or otherwise immoderate.”
~~ Cicero, On Duties ~~
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“Don’t be confused by surfaces; in the depths everything becomes law.
What is necessary, after all, is only this:
solitude, vast inner solitude.
Walk inside yourself and meet no one for hours
–that is what you must be able to attain.”
~~ Rainer Maria Rilke ~~
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“The wailing of the newborn infant is mingled with the dirge for the dead.”
~~ Lucretius ~~
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Such as it is, there ’tis. As noted above, so be it. I’ll be back when I’ve found some balance; hopefully, that will be soon enough to post tomorrow. Time, that mouthy bastard, will tell… See ya, ffolkes. Stay loose; it hurts more when you tense up….
Y’all take care out there,
and May the Metaphorse be with you;
Blessed Be, dearest Carole, Mark,Theresa, & Richy
and everyone else, too…
When I works, I works hard.
When I sits, I sits loose.
When I thinks, I falls asleep.
Which is Why….
Sometimes I sits and thinks,
and sometimes,
I just sits.
gigoid, the dubious
The *only* duly authorized Computer Curmudgeon.
PLEASE STOP READING THIS MESSAGE NOW.
“SCRAM!!!!!!!!!!”- Oscar the Grouch
À bientôt, mon cherí….
