Friday, March 26, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Quote of the Day (thanks Rahima)
"Doubts and mistrust are the mere panic of timid imagination, which the steadfast and the large mind transcend."
- Hellen Keller
she murdered that joink
p.s. my computers been out of commission for like 3 weeks now
- Hellen Keller
she murdered that joink
p.s. my computers been out of commission for like 3 weeks now
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Thought of the Day
It's so hard to grasp or fathom or understand the full breadth of the concept of "grabbing life by the horns" unless you've actually lived it. And I feel like I have only brushed up against it once or twice. Sucky feeling. Where arrreeee youuuuuuuu
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Thought of the Day
Waste time pointing out the infinite number of lies to others or just spend time living the only truth..
P.s. I decided to hold off posting footage until after the janelle monae/wale+knaan concerts when ill just post a compilation
P.s. I decided to hold off posting footage until after the janelle monae/wale+knaan concerts when ill just post a compilation
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Guest Blogger - Ms. Rachel Mumbert
Fear - fɪər [feer] –noun
1. a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.
2. a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling: an abnormal fear of heights.
3. concern or anxiety; solicitude: a fear for someone's safety.
4. reverential awe, esp. toward God.
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Fear is the primary inhibitor of the expansion or development of the ideal.
It’s what gets in our way. So, we’re constantly fighting it. So constantly, in fact, that we can forget we’re doing it and be completely stunned when we find ourselves exhausted enough to forget our own names. We don’t realize it because it never ends and can become the constant setting by which we play out all other experiences.
You could study, capitalize on your knowledge and networks, fall in love, procreate, and advance small kingdoms all within the context and motivation of your fear – fear that you will at some point die, fear that you do not meet a standard or specification, fear that you will never beat Minesweeper on intermediate, fear of a greater being or overarching system like God and country, or fear of being overcome by something smaller than you – snakes, spiders, midget clowns, failing English 101, or not being able to fry a nice, even omelet.
So do we accept and embrace it like a bunch of tools or become worn down and completely overwhelmed with our dissatisfaction? Do we spend every waking hour on a lifelong treadmill trying to conquer it?
Do we let anyone bold enough to deny all of their fears take control of us (a few names come to mind)?
None of those are any more than a response to stimuli. None of them makes good use of fear. They only leave us tired.
Like every other phenomenon or experience, fear exists so we can apply it to our goals as individuals and as community.
We use it as a measuring stick for our resilience. We can use it as a motive, as a source of empathy – fear for others’ sake. We can use it to direct attention to the things that matter most. We can use it to prevent the reoccurrence of anything negative. Doesn’t much matter, as long as we put it to use.
- R.
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“Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.”
~Napoleon Bonaparte, everyone’s favorite stinky French general
“My ’fear'... is my substance, and probably the best part of me.”
~Franz Kafka, really old-school Czech author.
“No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.”
~Edmund Burke, pretty smart British guy
“There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming. “
~Soren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher
And in closing,
“Fear is the mother of morality.”
~Friedrich Nietzsche, ridiculously famous German-Swiss Philosopher who may or may not have actually had a mother himself
1. a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.
2. a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling: an abnormal fear of heights.
3. concern or anxiety; solicitude: a fear for someone's safety.
4. reverential awe, esp. toward God.
Fear is the primary inhibitor of the expansion or development of the ideal.
It’s what gets in our way. So, we’re constantly fighting it. So constantly, in fact, that we can forget we’re doing it and be completely stunned when we find ourselves exhausted enough to forget our own names. We don’t realize it because it never ends and can become the constant setting by which we play out all other experiences.
You could study, capitalize on your knowledge and networks, fall in love, procreate, and advance small kingdoms all within the context and motivation of your fear – fear that you will at some point die, fear that you do not meet a standard or specification, fear that you will never beat Minesweeper on intermediate, fear of a greater being or overarching system like God and country, or fear of being overcome by something smaller than you – snakes, spiders, midget clowns, failing English 101, or not being able to fry a nice, even omelet.
So do we accept and embrace it like a bunch of tools or become worn down and completely overwhelmed with our dissatisfaction? Do we spend every waking hour on a lifelong treadmill trying to conquer it?
Do we let anyone bold enough to deny all of their fears take control of us (a few names come to mind)?
None of those are any more than a response to stimuli. None of them makes good use of fear. They only leave us tired.
Like every other phenomenon or experience, fear exists so we can apply it to our goals as individuals and as community.
We use it as a measuring stick for our resilience. We can use it as a motive, as a source of empathy – fear for others’ sake. We can use it to direct attention to the things that matter most. We can use it to prevent the reoccurrence of anything negative. Doesn’t much matter, as long as we put it to use.
- R.
“Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.”
~Napoleon Bonaparte, everyone’s favorite stinky French general
“My ’fear'... is my substance, and probably the best part of me.”
~Franz Kafka, really old-school Czech author.
“No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.”
~Edmund Burke, pretty smart British guy
“There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming. “
~Soren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher
And in closing,
“Fear is the mother of morality.”
~Friedrich Nietzsche, ridiculously famous German-Swiss Philosopher who may or may not have actually had a mother himself
Thought of the Day
When you observe art, you control it. You choose the level at which you accept its arguments. You have a conversation with it but on your terms.
When you connect with art you allow it to penetrate you. You accept it as a part of you and become it. You feel it as if it were a part of you.
When you create art, its quite the opposite. It consumes you. Your actions are nothing more than the means to its existence. There is no choice. There are no questions. There is only the way it is.
When you connect with art you allow it to penetrate you. You accept it as a part of you and become it. You feel it as if it were a part of you.
When you create art, its quite the opposite. It consumes you. Your actions are nothing more than the means to its existence. There is no choice. There are no questions. There is only the way it is.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
thought of the day
I refuse to grow up because I want to make sure I grow up right. I dunno if that makes sense to anyone but I've noticed far too many adults with juvenile tendencies that are ignored or accepted. Just feel like...my definition is not THE definition.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
J.K. Rowling @ Harvard Commencement
J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo.
"As is a tale, so is life. Not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters."
Monday, February 22, 2010
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Fuck it while I'm on the topic of you, let me just go ahead and say that whoever cares to indulge in my words, I appreciate it.
When I started this blog, it was a place for me to dump my thoughts. I never thought anyone would actually take the time out of their day to type in this address or click the link to get to this site. I'm much more insecure than you probably think I am, and that's why a blog is the perfect outlet for my thoughts. But the fact that people actually visit makes me think I'm not as [crazy|fucked up|lazy|unfit for life|disproportionately maladjusted] as I think I am.
That being said, if you DO visit, whether I know you or not, I encourage you to comment (if you feel compelled, of course). I'll read it. I'm interested in what you think. Whether its something profound or mundane, I appreciate you taking the time out to respond.
When I started this blog, it was a place for me to dump my thoughts. I never thought anyone would actually take the time out of their day to type in this address or click the link to get to this site. I'm much more insecure than you probably think I am, and that's why a blog is the perfect outlet for my thoughts. But the fact that people actually visit makes me think I'm not as [crazy|fucked up|lazy|unfit for life|disproportionately maladjusted] as I think I am.
That being said, if you DO visit, whether I know you or not, I encourage you to comment (if you feel compelled, of course). I'll read it. I'm interested in what you think. Whether its something profound or mundane, I appreciate you taking the time out to respond.
Guess of the Day
Seeing as how this blog is named "Student of Life" - on the off chance someone actually reads this shit - I should henceforth rename "Thought of the Day" to "Guess of the Day." Because I am, as you are, simply a student in this world, raising our hands for questions we think we know.
But I like how "Thought of the Day" sounds.
But I like how "Thought of the Day" sounds.
Thought of the Day
Its best to think of your life as a series of ever decreasing phases until you realize all that matters is today, right now.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
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