Aloha, Friend!
Welcome back to
Honolulu :-)
"What we may be witnessing
is not just the end of the Cold War,
or the passing of a particular period
of postwar history,
but the end of history as such..."
Francis Fukuyama
"It is easier to visit friends
than to live with them."
Chinese proverb
"A facility for quotation
covers the absence
of original thought."
Lord Peter Wimsey
"Oh my!"
Cloudia
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The giant beast called
"Now"
that we ride-
the zeitgeist is his soul-
Swimming history's currents
to big to control
or comprehend;
We hold on
we people of today
History (we thought)
had been vanquished
by our genius,
economy,
and committees.
The beast laughs:
TSUNAMI !
Thousands of lives
ended.
We live
in interesting
times.
Hold on!
fondly, cloudia
Do YOU wish we lived in more boring times?
NO to bad news!
ReplyDeleteYES to good news!
ALLELUIA!
Your poem is quite profound Claudia. Yes, we are always at Nature's mercy. We are also so arrogant that we think we have conquered Nature in many ways. The power of Nature is the original power of creation.
ReplyDeleteAbout living in less boring times? I have to think about that. All through history there has been war, violence and suffering. So we can't go back to find boring. Yes, maybe in some way it would be good if the future holds calmer times. Nature, hopefully, will always be Her beautiful and powerful self. We are the ones I fear. I wouldn't object to Earth's people being boring.
No Cloudia...
ReplyDeleteThese are the best of times so far.
I really believe it from a technological standpoint!
No. I do not wish to live in more boring times. Thanks, Cloudia.
ReplyDeleteMay you live in interesting times is purportedly an old Chinese curse - one which makes a lot of sense to me. Terrorism, earthquakes and the like are not dull. So, yes, I think I would prefer to live in a boring time. With small things (gardens, books etc) to keep me out of trouble.
ReplyDeleteA deep bow in respect of this entry of yours.
ReplyDeleteWith regard to time, well, this is certainly one if not the largest 'thing' that make me fear. So far, I just wish, that I would have enough time to make a change, every now and then.
One of the best entries of yours, in my opinion. Please have a good Thursday you all.
daily athens
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSo true. We are like ants against a hose as it waters a garden, victims of a random universe. Well said Cloudia.
ReplyDeleteI love your photos and your text too.
ReplyDeleteWell said, it is easier to visit certain friends than to live with them.
ReplyDeleteAre you drinking bottled water only or are you guys back to normal. My son thinks that I worry too much. He does not want to come back to the mainland.
I love the picture of the crab, and I think that any era has its good and bad. As depressing as they sometimes seem, these times do have their silver lining, like your blog!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind a boring day though I have no desire for boring times. I think Ma Nature is the last word in all things. She is showing this now!
ReplyDeleteDo YOU wish we lived in more boring times?
ReplyDeleteWhen I was younger the answer would have been a resounding no! In my teens and twenties I wanted adventure and all manner of awesome and terrible things to happen, now I have kids and the world seems to have gone far more insane than in the worst days of the Cold War.
I'd pick calm and semi-rational days in a second over what we have now.
thougtful blog
ReplyDeletekh
No, it's alright as it stands :-).
ReplyDeleteHello Cloudia
ReplyDeleteAgain a few great pictures from your land, everytime i enjoy too see this nice work from your hand.
Greetings and all the best for you.
Joop
What colorful beauty! The world needs more loads of beautiful things! My hope is that it would help prevent wars and make recovery from natural disasters a bit easier. Mahalo for finding the little bursts of beauty in your neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteAw, come on, I don't want to just visit...I want to live there! I just need a few specs of sand and to visit the dancing ocean. (39 years of "waves of wheat," Oz, Dorothy, Toto and tornadoes is enough!) DrumMajor
Very common Chinese proverb using the same like you said but some twist of words "It is easier to visit mom & dad than to live with them." And mom & dad will change it to 'children' haha. Love the 'round' trees are they trees or just some man made globes? tQ
ReplyDeleteSo much joy, forget the bad news ! welcome the good news !
ReplyDeleteI could settle in with boredom for a bit. At least people would stop and just stop. Instead of being standing stupid as they walk down the hall.
ReplyDeleteA little peace and serenity can go a long way....
ReplyDeleteAloha, my sweet Cloudia....
I believe it was a curse to wish people 'interesting times'...
ReplyDeleteLove your photos!
NO_ Stimulation is a Mother!....er of something profound. This is a journey and we must take our collective wisdom and traverse them all. Preferably without pic # crab in our shorts. That type is particularly hard to get rid of!
ReplyDeleteHowdy Sailor- fifky fick--rong tine!
Love ya Mean it!
HFTEC,
Beautiful poser today--just perfect for fishin and thinking!!
Aloha my Sis!
J
Life is never boring. :)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely easier to visit than live with your friends. Especially if your friends are crabs. :)
ReplyDeleteI am sure each generation has the same reaction ... love that little crab
ReplyDeleteHi Cloudia!
ReplyDeleteI am a little tired of all the bad news lately but hopefully things will shift. love the picture of the blue skies and the fuschia flowers.
xx
L
Life never is boring, I wonder how it will be when it is boring.
ReplyDeleteCannonball tree!
ReplyDeleteseriously-
thanks EACH of You