To live is to war with trolls in heart and soul. To write is to sit in judgment on oneself.
The interest of a writer and the interests of his readers are never the same and if, on occasion, they happen to coincide, this is a lucky accident.
and weeds only grow when we dislike them."
On "The Wørd," a regular feature of his program, "The Colbert Report" (pronounced coal-BEAR re-PORE, with silent T's), broadcasted on Comedy Central, Stephen Colbert regularly parodies the kind of anti-intellectual populism typical of such programs as the Bill O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel.
Picture 1 (left) is from a DVD cover of Godfrey Reggio’s 1988 movie, Powaqattsi. Powaqattsi is a Hopi Indian conjunctive from the word Powaqa, which refers to a negative sorcerer who lives at the expense of others, and Qatsi - i.e., life.
Picture 2 (right) is Wayne Forte’s acrylic on paper Cain and Abel IV '89 - 80” x 50”.
After Cain had murdered his brother Abel, God asked him, "Where is Abel thy brother?" Cain answered, "I know not; am I my brother's keeper?" Cain's words have come to symbolize people's unwillingness to accept responsibility for the welfare of their fellows - their "brothers" in the extended sense of the term. The tradition of Judaism and Christianity (the "Good Samaritan," "Love thy neighbor as thyself," and "Love your enemies") is that people do have this responsibility.
"It is important for the human race to spread out into space for the survival of the species. Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global warming, nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers we have not yet thought of."
"Here are two men – possibly brothers – are shown fighting with heavy cudgels – slowly, rhythmically, as though they are driving a post. Their legs disappear into the ground, like Goya's Colossus, yet they appear wedded to the land and so their fight must be to the death. Bitter clashes between monarchists and liberals in northern Spain at this time imply that Goya may have intended this painting as an allegory of civil war."
"Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them."
"There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world and those who don't."
"If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail."
"The eye sees what it brings the power to see."
"A small circle", a reference to the Arts, is about intensity, effortlessness, and the spirit of accepting the energies coming our way while turning them in a positive direction.
"A small circle", also means that I am hoping we can create a larger circle.