Small Talk (42)

aphorisms and short reflections

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contrary to what is supposed, the west of iberia is atlantic, rather than mediterranean, in disposition, in soul and in spirit. we are not effusive and sanguine like spaniards, italians, etc, but rather melancholic and reserved. which just makes our stupidity, our poverty and our inanity more frustrating and sad.








you will never rest like heaven if you work like hell










most people can only be followers, only a few can be leaders, and even fewer can be leaderless. the most unfortunate thing about democracy is making the majority believe, not that they have a say, but that they should.









without stories, we lose the plot









except for The Lord of the Rings i really don't care much for the fantasy genre. i prefer my fantastic elements embedded in a non-fantastic setting. like real life.











everything coming out of the churches now is a litmus test. the specifics almost don't matter, except in the sense that each is another opportunity for the failure of both sides.









propaganda doesn't work if you have a proper gander










the roots of tiny weeds do not go very deep, unlike those of a tree. you trample the first without thought, and must go around the second, or bump into it. in the same way the deepest truths are the most visible on the surface.










i think the bugs have started to tell all their friends that my little patch of land has no poison and they can all come fill their little bellies. but don't worry. soon the predators will start talking too, how there's this amazing eden right here, so many critters to eat. eventually it will all achieve a perfect balance. the only thing i must do is nothing.









Michelangelo's creation of Adam is the perfect example of unnatural symbolism and forced meaning. it has to be explained because it cannot be connected to anything else in nature.










perfect balance is not stasis, but the right rhythm in movement.










you can't read between the lines if you have filled in the blanks










eternal return or eternal progression, that's the choice. and a spiral is not a return. we do not float either, but walk, one leg then the other, the movement may be repeated but we're going somewhere else.









the past is before us, that is, in front of us. the future is behind us, which is why we can't see it.









choose your poison. that's always the choice, but not the important one. the important one is quantity. a little wine goes a long way. and a little way goes a long wine, or so you'll come to believe, if you drink too much.









the worst thing a liar can say is the truth. it comes out tainted and it deceives many.










right now, mostly disagreeable people are on the side of Good and God, and most agreeable people are on the side of Evil and the Devil. this is related to how it's the left personality types (rebellious, individualist) who support order and community as the rule, and the right personality types (obedient, followers) arguing for the exception to be made a rule. crazy times. a world upside down.

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