It is easy to imagine the contempt of a Western intellectual when looking through a few pages of Eastern literature, and easy to understand the reasons for his contempt. However, he notices the absence of his usual standard, but does not question the basis of what he reads. If he did, perhaps he would open a door. Perhaps he would change, perhaps he would grow, perhaps he would learn something new that he never imagined. But ignorance is one of those sins that cannot be admitted. To recognize that, with a whole life behind, the essential was not perceived… It is much more comfortable to waste what remains of it as well.
Category: Notes
Although It Is Never Assumed, and Never…
Although it is never assumed, and never proclaimed, there is an all too obvious qualitative difference between poetry based on lies and that based on true impressions. To assume this, however, is to take a fresh look at many of the poets laureate, something that nobody seems willing to do. But it should be noted that, if taken seriously, there are perhaps no worse advisors and no worse liars than these countless poets who wrap everything in sensuality: what they call “beauty”, ‘sweetness’, “charm” is simply false. How can they be considered so eminent if they only know how to work with illusions? They lack reality and the realization that true beauty remains. It is certainly more difficult, but not impossible, to conceive a laudatory poetry that is based on a real perception.
A Worldview That Eliminates the Non-Measurable…
A worldview that eliminates the non-measurable and non-understandable from reality, as well as being childish and sterilizing, tends to enable man to commit monstrous acts and make him a supremely treacherous animal. His misunderstanding of the world distorts the importance he attaches to himself, undermining notions of dependence and fragility. But the worst thing, without a doubt, is the illusion of feeling liberated, isolated, empowered to all knowledge and all action. This is how the most destructive self-love imaginable takes root. Nothing holds him back, no one watches him and there is no accountability. Such a man is to always have him far away and not pay him the slightest attention.
In Many Ways, It Is Harmful to Be Born…
In many ways, it is harmful to be born into a society accustomed to failure. Psychologically, the effect is devastating. But failure itself, when experienced, can very well be beneficial. The problem perhaps starts with the parameters: by failing, new ones can be discovered. A new north emerges, which is perhaps worth adopting. The society that gets used to success sometimes inhibits the reflection that reveals possibilities. It creates victors who do not have to think. One day, however, they come face to face with the fundamental experience. The triumphant feeling ceases, and they envy those who, fortunately, had it when they had more time to live.