Albert Camus: Old Salamano and his Dog

Albert Camus was a French philosopher. He focused most of his philosophy around existential questions. The absurdity of life, the inevitable ending (death) is highlighted in his acts, his belief that the absurd – life being void of meaning, or man's inability to know that meaning if it were to exist – was something that man should embrace. 

Scott Morrison: Awareness

Thinking about awareness is not awareness.

Conformity

Ideally, what should be said to every child repeatedly,

throughout his or her school life is something like this: 

Zen Story: In His Time of Dying

A Zen teacher was on his deathbed. 

His student asked if he had any last words.

The master replied, “I am afraid of dying.” 

i sing of Olaf glad and big

 i sing of Olaf glad and big

E. E. Cummings - 1894-1962

e. e.cummings

i sing of Olaf glad and big
whose warmest heart recoiled at war:
a conscientious object-or

Politics: Tiny Trinkets

One cannot impose a dynamic, expansive, metaphysical

vision of existence on timid minds who crave the miniature, 

like porcelain bibelots of frogs and sparrows. 

Camille Paglia: Free Women, Free Men page 257-8 (pdf).

Who is 'Not Us'?:

Compassion hurts.

When you feel connected to everything,

you also feel responsible for everything.

And you cannot turn away. 

Richard Brautigan: Trout Fishing in America

I am trying to remember who introduced me 

to Richard Brautigan. I should know. 

Someone who reads him must be intriguing. 

Trout Fishing in America 
pdf here

Finding Yourself: In Books

It's much easier to not know things sometimes. Things change, and friends leave. And life doesn't stop for anybody. I wanted to laugh. Or maybe get mad. Or maybe shrug at how strange everybody was, especially me. 

Happiness: In 100 Words or Less

If you want to be happy,
Be. - Henry David Thoreau