“What does it all mean? What is the meaning of life?” We’ve been told that in the absence of a meaningful answer, there is a great void in our lives that must be filled with something: An idea, a God, a myth or a person. But what if this is an imaginary problem? What if it is an illusion or story we’ve told ourselves for millennia?
Let's talk about endings
in story, Psychology, Writing, Photography
I have observed that people who seem to be in a state of perpetual equanimity, are more often than not, those who embrace endings. This could be the ending of a relationship, a friendship, or an idea that was once held dear. These folk seem to identify the imminence of endings in the same way that we identify the impending signs of the change of seasons…
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The Lady of Graaff's Pool - Part II
in story
She introduced herself as Lee Kat. Agné sat down next to her and shared with her one of the cigarettes her character used in the shoot. Two beautiful human beings from opposite ends of the economic spectrum acknowledged one another’s existence in conversation and silence.
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The Lady of Graaff's Pool - Part I
in story, Photography
Today, only remnants remain of Graaff's Pool. Built in 1910 so that the wealthy Graaff's family could "walk down, in silks, from their palatial villa to bath in the ocean without having to interact with common members of society." As the ownership changed hands it was opened to the public and soon became a place of respite for those excluded in a social landscape of prejudices. Until one day when undercover policemen arrested 20 men…
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Untitled (Sven-Eric Müller) by Pierre F. Lombard
But Beware of Goals
in story, Psychology
It's inevitable: We compare ourselves to others. We are incessantly bombarded with examples of materialism and Western notions of what it means to be successful. But the seasons of life have little regard for the dreams, desires and goals of mere mortals like us. As I work to build a more meaningful life, I am often reminded, not to venture far from the wisdom once uttered by late journalist, Hunter S. Thompson...
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Celestial Dance
in story
The sky's ablaze with amber gold and tangerine zeal. The unwieldy ocean mass eagerly awaits its union with the crimson orb suspended in the sky.
Scores of humans are gathered to witness this intimate dance…
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