23.5.11
excerpt from Tupac- The Fear in the Heart of a Man
there is no fear in a shallow heart
because shallow hearts don't fall apart
but feeling hearts that truly care
are fragile to the flow of air
-Tupac.
I came across this while reading The Rose That Grew From Concrete, a collection of Tupac's poetry from 1989-91. As karma is definitely giving me more "learning experiences" than good luck, this poem struck me a bit differently than, say, his poems about living in the Bronx or facing racial discrimination. Again, I come back to the idea that a troubled mind will always look for answers in that which surrounds it.
Fear is a defense mechanism. It says that based on observation and past experience, you should fear X because of Y (or Z? whatever). So WTF is that supposed to mean? Fearless people are only so because they are incapable of truly understanding Y? Or are they fearless because they have never had the opportunity to experience Y?
Update 6/2
Totally making fun of myself right now about my reflection on a Tupac poem!
because shallow hearts don't fall apart
but feeling hearts that truly care
are fragile to the flow of air
-Tupac.
I came across this while reading The Rose That Grew From Concrete, a collection of Tupac's poetry from 1989-91. As karma is definitely giving me more "learning experiences" than good luck, this poem struck me a bit differently than, say, his poems about living in the Bronx or facing racial discrimination. Again, I come back to the idea that a troubled mind will always look for answers in that which surrounds it.
Fear is a defense mechanism. It says that based on observation and past experience, you should fear X because of Y (or Z? whatever). So WTF is that supposed to mean? Fearless people are only so because they are incapable of truly understanding Y? Or are they fearless because they have never had the opportunity to experience Y?
Update 6/2
Totally making fun of myself right now about my reflection on a Tupac poem!
17.5.11
Wish List- in no particular order.
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior by Rom Brafman, Ori Brafman Yay Irrationality! Case studies and pondering.
A Rulebook for Arguments / Edition 4 by Anthony Weston
Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Gitanjali: Offerings from the Heart by Rabindranath Tagore (or any better collection of Tagore's works)
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (Just kidding. This book was either terrible or I was distracted. Or both.)
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
You Are What You Speak: Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity by Robert Lane Greene
A journal. A nice one.
A Rulebook for Arguments / Edition 4 by Anthony Weston
Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Gitanjali: Offerings from the Heart by Rabindranath Tagore (or any better collection of Tagore's works)
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
You Are What You Speak: Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity by Robert Lane Greene
A journal. A nice one.
14.5.11
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