Category archive: Meaning & Sense
A load of contradictory opinion about writing…
A lot of people have an idea of writing a book one day. Indeed, it seems to be a bit of an urban myth among Kiwis, that we like to think we “have a book in us”. I love the saying in this poster; someone – an accomplished author – told me this early on,…
DetailsThe Happiness Industry is making us miserable
The Happiness Industry is made up of all those books and articles and public speakers and organisations and motivational videos, AND yes, facebook pages, whose focus is about getting us to be happy. Happy, positive, confident. All good stuff. And I do believe we should be these things. Of course. It’s just the whole business…
DetailsIf I lose what I have
If I am what I have, and I lose what I have, who then am I? Erich Fromm I saw this photo on a Facebook page, seeking to invoke sentiments of love and compassion among that page’s viewers, apparently because this obviously homeless man had a dog that he was caring for. I assumed that…
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