aphorism Tag Posts Index

Nakedness

Source   There is a deeper nakedness than the mere absence of clothing on the body. For when the soul is stripped of its protective veils, impudence reaches unimaginable

The ignorance

Source   Ignorance is the most atrocious of brutalities, for it condemns the being to remain in the darkness of unconsciousness. The denial of knowledge to others

The media

Source   The media is the mirage that blinds the masses with its ephemeral glitter. A magician's hat that captivates with its illusionism, distracting from the reality

True courage

Source   True courage lies not in the absence of fear, but in the ability to recognise and confront it. Fear is inherent to human beings, a primal emotion that warns

True transcendence

Source   True transcendence dwells in the seemingly mundane. The sacred is not to be found in ethereal and unreachable places, but lies in the small wonders that

Don't fight hate with hate

Source   Hatred is a fire that can only be extinguished by understanding and forgiveness. He who responds to hatred with more hatred only fans the flames of discord.

Love is a magical and strange feeling

Source   Love is a magical and strange feeling that defies all logic and reason. It is a healing balm that soothes the wounds of the soul and an intoxicating concoction

True love for others

Source   True love for others is born out of a deep understanding of oneself. Only when we can discover our true selves, our strengths and weaknesses, our dreams

Humanity

Source   The real scarcity afflicting the world is not a lack of resources, technology or knowledge, but the absence of true humanity. In an age of greed, selfishness

There are days

Source   There are days when life seems like an overwhelming burden, when every step becomes a battle against weariness and hopelessness. Days when loving is not

Minimalistas pensamientos acerca del sueño (Esp | Eng)

Resulta que hoy –15 de marzo– es el Día Mundial del Sueño. Tuve un amigo colombiano, ya fallecido, que lo celebraba fervientemente. En su memoria, escribo estos

The Burning Sky

brimstone crimson sky alight with fiery anger who torched the horizon remains a secret that turned to ashes brimstone crimson sky delightful flames burn my shadow

Gem #375 - A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder

AI image. For one to have a conscience, is for the individual to intimately comprehend the inherent differences between the principles of right and wrong; not merely

Gem #370 - A puff of wind and the praise of the people, weigh alike

AI image. Rendering homage to those worthy of it, may inarguably prove a rather fitting tribute at times. After all, the earnest recognition of ones laborious efforts,

Gem #336 - A nod of an honest man is enough

AI image. Trust. Respect. Honour. Three now valiant words, once as common as every successful agreement fairly settled. Yes - there was such a bygone era! A now

Gem #319 - A mariner must have his eye upon rocks and sands, as well as upon the north star

AI image. Long ‘fore the advent of positional navigation via orbiting satellite, those early mariners - braving the unknown, charted their intrinsically intimidating

Gem #264 - A lion may come to be beholden to a mouse

AI image. It’s a curiously common sight, in witnessing the ‘little person’ so very often, being bullied then cast aside. Treated with disdain by a few of greater

Gem #228 - A joke never gains over an enemy, but often loseth a friend

AI image. Who the jovial among us, delights not in a good ol’ heart felt laugh? You know.. the sort that makes your tightly twisted convulsing belly ache with euphoric

Gem #184 - A goose-quill is more dangerous than a lion’s claw

AI image. Though it be not a particularly unusual sight, in bearing witness to a goose valiantly charging a potential threat; the result of the same is unlikely

Gem #183 - A good winter brings a good summer

AI image. Seasons.. the revolutions of change encompassing every aspect of our daily lives. Cyclical in nature, separated by well defined intervals, there is a constant