Random RecitalsFor centuries we have been spoon-fed by our teachers, by our authorities, by our books, our saints. We say, 'Tell me all about it, what lies beyond the hills and the mountains and the earth?' and we are satisfied with their descriptions, which means that we live on words and our life is shallow and empty. We are secondhand people. We have lived on what we have been told, either guided by our inclinations, our tendencies, or compelled to accept by circumstances and environment. We are the result of all kinds of influences and there is nothing new in us, nothing that we have discovered for ourselves; nothing original, pristine, clear. Lively LinksLinks change randomly each time the cache is refreshed. |
Article by John on September 15th, 2009 at 9:32 am In the end this peasant will probably get the short end of the stick, but maybe she will get lucky and receive some leniency from the King. And who knows, maybe this is the beginning of a debtor’s revolt and a new movement. Reminds me of burning draft cards in the 60’s. We could have demonstrations where everyone burns their [...] | |
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