Tag: hardship
Wheels Within Wheels in a Spiral Array
Wheels within wheels
In a spiral array
A pattern so grand
And complex
Time after time
We lose sight of the way
Our causes can’t see
Their effects
— RUSH, “Natural Science”
One...
The Manly Wisdom of H.L. Mencken
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. –H. L. Mencken
Sometimes...
Perspectives on Hardship and Obscurity
“Hardship makes the world obscure.”
–Don DeLillo
If we take the inverse of the great novelist’s words, we realize that fortune makes the world crystal clear....